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In reply to the discussion: Paul Manafort Pulled Off Plane [View all]lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)19. I suspect that passport check set off an alarm at DHS.
They likely revoked it in real time.
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I'm thinking he may have presented one of his other two passports. He apparently had 3 in 2017.
FreepFryer
Mar 2022
#2
Yep, Ukraine was one of his top issues when he offered his services as campaign mgr.
tanyev
Mar 2022
#6
Manafort engineered Yanukovych's muddied election in Ukraine in 2014. Didn't last long. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2022
#31
FYI, the United Arab Emirates does not have an extradition treaty with the United States.
Efilroft Sul
Mar 2022
#4
Who cares what this POS does? Don't waste time on this POS. He's already wasted all of
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2022
#5
I care very much. Dang, I wish we had Rachel back! She connected the dots & asked questions...
Hekate
Mar 2022
#50
You may be a criminal, but until you are charged or found guilty......
getagrip_already
Mar 2022
#49
Exactly. I did small search, and tax evasion is a big reason they revoke passport.
txwhitedove
Mar 2022
#52
I know, right? maybe he's on a no-fly order from the feds and so no pilots wanted to be jailed
lindysalsagal
Mar 2022
#33
Given his connections and wealth, you would think he would have gotten a passport under
fierywoman
Mar 2022
#34
All in all, it's delightful he was stopped, isn't it ? Thanks for detailed info.
fierywoman
Mar 2022
#53
Was Manafort's passport revoked BECAUSE he boarded a plane out of the country?
L. Coyote
Mar 2022
#38
How did he even get ON the place with a revoked passport. Our great TSA in action.
beaglelover
Mar 2022
#43