Wake the heck up, 🇺🇸. This is the company the dude +40% of you want to give the keys to the country again kept. Crooks hang with crooks.
I don’t know about y’all, but I like candidates for U.S. President who haven’t been convicted of a felony.
Here’s the list of his felonious besties, just in case you want to “do your own research”.
2016 Campaign Officials
- Paul Manafort:
- Role: Former Campaign Chairman
- Convictions: Tax fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy charges related to money laundering, lobbying violations, and witness tampering.
- Sentence: 7½ years in prison, later released to home confinement.
- Rick Gates:
- Role: Deputy Campaign Chairman
- Convictions: Conspiracy against the United States and lying to investigators.
- Sentence: 45 days in jail and 36 months probation.
- Michael Flynn:
- Role: Former National Security Adviser
- Convictions: Lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia.
- Sentence: Initially pleaded guilty, later pardoned by Trump.
- George Papadopoulos:
- Role: Campaign Adviser
- Convictions: Lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian officials.
- Sentence: 14 days in prison.
- Roger Stone:
- Role: Longtime Adviser
- Convictions: Obstruction of a congressional investigation, making false statements to Congress, and witness tampering.
- Sentence: 40 months in prison, later commuted by Trump.
- Steve Bannon:
- Role: Former Chief Strategist
- Convictions: Charged with fraud related to the “We Build the Wall” campaign.
- Status: Arrested and charged, but not convicted at the time of reporting.
Administration Officials
- Michael Cohen:
- Role: Former Personal Lawyer
- Convictions: Tax evasion, bank fraud, campaign finance violations related to hush money payments.
- Sentence: 3 years in prison, later released to home confinement.
- George Nader:
- Role: Informal Adviser on Foreign Policy
- Convictions: Possessing child pornography and bringing a boy to the United States for sex.
- Sentence: 10 years in prison.
- Tom Barrack:
- Role: Chair of Trump’s Inaugural Committee
- Convictions: Charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent and obstruction of justice.
- Status: Arrested and charged, but not convicted at the time of reporting.
- Allen Weisselberg:
- Role: Chief Financial Officer of the Trump Organization
- Convictions: Tax crimes related to perks he received.
- Status: Pleaded not guilty, but the Trump Organization was also indicted.
- Rep. Chris Collins:
- Role: Early Trump Supporter in Congress
- Convictions: Securities fraud conspiracy and making false statements.
- Sentence: 2 years and 2 months in federal prison.
- Rep. Duncan Hunter:
- Role: Early Trump Supporter in Congress
- Convictions: Misusing $250,000 of campaign funds for personal expenses.
- Sentence: Pleaded guilty and resigned from his seat.
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