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.
针对保罗•马纳福特(Paul Manafort)和理查德•盖茨(Richard Gates)的联邦起诉书中的指控,即便单独考虑也足以让美国的任何朋友害怕。如果指控事实成立,曾在2016年6月至8月担任唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)竞选经理的马纳福特就是一个刑事罪犯。在这段时间中,特朗普获得共和党总统候选人提名。马纳福特不只是抽象或技术意义上的刑事犯:他被控洗钱数以百万计美元、逃税以及隐瞒其作为外国政府说客的角色。