Much like the #metoo movement the vast majority of criminal behavior will be Libtardz.

Trump is a godsend!

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/14/politics/greg-craig-foreign-agent-registration-investigation/index.html

(CNN)Federal prosecutors in New York are weighing criminal charges against former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig as part of an investigation into whether he failed to register as a foreign agent in a probe that is linked to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, according to sources familiar with the matter.

In addition, these sources said, prosecutors in the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York are considering taking action against powerhouse law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where Craig was a partner during the activity under examination. Prosecutors are considering a civil settlement with the firm or a deferred prosecution agreement with Skadden, these sources said.

An attorney for Craig, who left the Skadden firm in April and who was White House counsel under President Barack Obama during the first year of that administration, said his client "was not required to register under the Foreign Agent Registration Act." A spokeswoman for Skadden didn't respond to a request for comment.

A deferred prosecution agreement is an agreement not to prosecute an entity as long as the defendant complies with the conditions of the agreement, and in many cases it dictates that the defendant must commit no new crimes for its duration. The charges in the agreement are then dropped at the end of the period.

The investigation involving Craig and Skadden was referred to federal prosecutors in New York earlier this year by the office of special counsel Robert Mueller, CNN reported in August.

Prosecutors at the US attorney's office have notified the Department of Justice of the options under consideration, the sources familiar with the matter said. Prosecutors, however, haven't concluded that they have adequate evidence to bring the possible charges, these sources said, and as a result haven't made a determination about whether to proceed.

Any action against Craig or Skadden would be an extraordinary step, given Craig's prominence and Skadden's position as one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the country.

The investigation pertains to whether Craig improperly performed lobbying work on behalf of a group associated with Ukraine without registering with the Justice Department as a foreign agent. Federal law requires that an entity representing a foreign political party or government file public reports detailing the relationship under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA.
The inquiry into Craig and Skadden is closely linked to a case against Manafort, and details about Skadden's work in the matter were disclosed in superseding criminal charges filed Friday by Mueller's office against Manafort. Manafort pleaded guilty Friday to one count of conspiracy against the US and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice due to attempts to tamper with witnesses, and he agreed to cooperate with the federal government.

CNN IS FAKE NEWS.

NO WAIT, IS IT?

They're getting deep into the swamp now with Craig and Podesta. Going after Skadden would be huge...


D.C. Power Lawyer Greg Craig Leaves Skadden, Exit Unexplained

By Elizabeth Olson - Bloomberg Law
April 24, 2018

Gregory B. Craig, who served in top counsel positions in both the Clinton and Obama White Houses, has left Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom without explanation.

Craig’s office in Washington said he had retired from the firm where he was of counsel. There was no announcement and his information on the Skadden website was removed.

The firm had no additional information about his departure, and Craig couldn’t be reached.

It’s not clear if his exit was related, but Craig has been publicly connected to recent uncomfortable episodes for the firm involving work connected with Ukraine.

Craig, 73, joined Skadden in January 2010, shortly after leaving the White House counsel job under Obama. He was named head of Skadden’s newly created global policy and litigation strategy practice group.

Craig had worked for 36 years at Williams & Connolly, and also played a key role in Bill Clinton’s impeachment defense in the 1990s.

The Justice Department asked Skadden last year to provide information about work it undertook for Paul Manafort, an embattled former campaign manager for President Donald Trump.

Justice Department officials sought the Skadden-prepared report used by allies of Manafort’s client, Viktor Yanukovych, then president of Ukraine, to justify the jailing of a political rival.

Yanukovych’s government later collapsed and he fled to Russia in 2014. Last fall, Craig was identified by the New York Times as the lead Skadden attorney on the Ukraine work.

The firm also was briefly caught up in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Earlier this year, Alex van der Zwaan, who had been a lawyer in Skadden’s London office, pleaded guilty to lying to prosecutors and the FBI about communications involving work performed for the former Ukranian president, who was aligned with Russia.

Skadden are counsel and lobbyist for some of the worst dictators in the world.