| − | The Obama team wanted to get Manafort fired from his lobbying job representing Ukraine in Washington and hire Hunter Biden to take his place. To do so, a change of regime was necessary. Ideology, alliances, and past friendships played no part. It was sheer greed. In 2018, Manafort was convicted on tax evasion charges for money he received from lobbying for Ukraine while he was Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign manager. In 2016 and 2017 McCain helped set him up. Obama's White House Counsel, Craig Gregg, who worked with Manafort, was acquitted on unregistered lobbying charges. The Podesta Group, as in the Clinton email scandal, was granted immunity from unregistered lobbying charges for work they did with Manafort. | + | The Obama team wanted to get Manafort fired from his lobbying job representing Ukraine in Washington and have Hunter Biden hired to take his place. To do so, a change of regime was necessary. Ideology, alliances, and past friendships played no part. It was sheer greed. In 2018, Manafort was convicted on tax evasion charges for money he received from lobbying for Ukraine while he was Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign manager. In 2016 and 2017 McCain helped set him up. Obama's White House Counsel, Craig Gregg, who worked with Manafort, was acquitted on unregistered lobbying charges. The Podesta Group, as in the Clinton email scandal, was granted immunity from unregistered lobbying charges for work they did with Manafort. |