Trump Campaign Members Who Pled Guilty or Were Convicted
Key figures directly tied to the campaign:
Paul Manafort (campaign chairman) — convicted of tax fraud and bank fraud after a jury trial, and also pleaded guilty to money laundering, witness tampering, and lobbying violations. Newsweek He was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison.
Rick Gates (campaign deputy chairman) — entered a plea deal in February 2018, pleading guilty to conspiracy and lying to investigators. He was sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years of probation. Newsweek
Michael Flynn (national security adviser) — pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Kislyak, admitting his false statements "impeded and otherwise had a material impact on the FBI's ongoing investigation." ABC News
George Papadopoulos (foreign policy adviser) — pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to FBI agents regarding his communications with individuals who claimed ties to prominent Russian officials. He served 12 days in prison. Newsweek
Michael Cohen (Trump's personal attorney) — received a three-year prison sentence for tax evasion, bank fraud, lying to Congress, and campaign finance violations. Axios
Roger Stone (longtime Trump confidant) — convicted on seven counts including lying to Congress, obstruction of an official proceeding, and witness tampering. He was sentenced to more than three years in prison, though Trump commuted his sentence before he reported and later pardoned him. Newsweek
In total, Mueller indicted, convicted, or obtained guilty pleas from 34 people and three companies, though the charges against Russian nationals and entities were unlikely to lead to actual convictions. Time Of the Americans directly tied to Trump, 6 associates were convicted of crimes stemming from the investigation.
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE:
Fired FBI Director Comey — Mueller found "substantial evidence" that Trump fired Comey because of "Comey's unwillingness to publicly state that the President was not personally under investigation." Lawfare
Tried to fire Mueller — In June 2017, Trump asked White House Counsel Donald McGahn to fire Mueller. Just Security McGahn refused and said he would resign rather than comply.
Ordered McGahn to create false records — When reports of the attempted firing became public, Trump ordered McGahn to falsely deny the report and create a false document for their files. Just Security McGahn refused.
Pressured Sessions to un-recuse himself — Trump asked his former campaign chairman Corey Lewandowski to tell Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reverse his recusal and publicly announce the investigation would focus only on future elections, not 2016. Just Security This would have shielded the Trump campaign from scrutiny.
Pressured Comey to drop the Flynn investigation — After Flynn was fired, Trump cleared his office for a one-on-one meeting with FBI Director Comey ACS Chapters in which, according to Comey, Trump asked him to let the Flynn matter go.
Encouraged witnesses not to cooperate — Evidence indicated that Trump intended to encourage Manafort not to cooperate with the government. Lawfare His lawyers also signaled to witnesses they would be "taken care of."
Refused to be interviewed — Trump resisted efforts to schedule an interview for more than a year, even though Mueller told the president's counsel that an interview was "vital" to the investigation. In the end, Trump only answered written questions, and Mueller found those answers "inadequate." Just Security
Campaign members deleted communications — Members of the campaign lied, refused to answer questions, deleted communications, and used encrypted applications, Time limiting what investigators could find.
Hat Tip to Claude.AI


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