The allegations in the federal indictment of Paul Manafort and Richard Gates — even considered in isolation — are enough to frighten any friend of America. If they are true, Donald Trump’s campaign manager from March to August 2016 — a period encompassing his nomination by the Republican party — was a criminal. Not a criminal in some abstract or technical sense: Mr Manafort is accused of laundering millions of dollars, evading taxes, and concealing his role as a lobbyist for a foreign government.
針對保羅•馬納福特(Paul Manafort)和理察•蓋茲(Richard Gates)的聯邦起訴書中的指控,即便單獨考慮也足以讓美國的任何朋友害怕。如果指控事實成立,曾在2016年6月至8月擔任唐納•川普(Donald Trump)競選經理的馬納福特就是一個刑事罪犯。在這段時間中,川普獲得共和黨總統候選人提名。馬納福特不只是抽象或技術意義上的刑事犯:他被控洗錢數以百萬計美元、逃稅以及隱瞞其作爲外國政府說客的角色。