We know everything now we knew then. He lied to the FBI and VP, admitted it, got fired by Trump, and was convicted.
there is a pattern here..
Sentenced:Former Trump 2016 campaign chairman
Paul Manafort: Sentenced to 7.5 years in prison this March for bank and
tax fraud and crimes related to his work as a political consultant in Ukraine.
Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen: Received a three-year prison sentence in Dec. 2018 for tax evasion, bank fraud,
lying to Congress and campaign finance violations.
Former Trump campaign adviser
George Papadopoulos: Convicted of
lying to investigators about about Russian contacts. He served 12 days in prison and in October, filed to run for former Rep. Katie Hill's California seat.
Richard Pinedo: The California man was sentenced to six months in prison in Oct. 2018 for selling bank account numbers to Russians who engaged in election interference. He has no known connection to Trump.
Dutch attorney
Alex van der Zwaan: Pleaded guilty to
lying to federal investigators about his work for law firm Skadden, Arps, Meagher, & Flom LLP and Affiliates in 2012. He was sentenced to 30 days in prison and a $20,000 fine.
Ex-Trump campaign deputy chairman
Rick Gates: Pleaded guilty in Feb. 2018 to
conspiracy and lying to the FBI. After cooperating extensively in multiple investigations, Gates was sentenced in December to 45 days in jail, three years of probation and 300 hours of community service.
Roger Stone: Sentenced to 40 months in prison for crimes that include obstruction of justice,
lying to Congress and witness tampering. A federal jury convicted Stone last year after he lied to Congress about his efforts to learn more about when WikiLeaks would publish damaging emails about Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election.
Awaiting sentencing:
Former national security adviser
Michael Flynn: The retired three-star general pleaded guilty to
lying to the FBI in Dec. 2017.
https://www.axios.com/trump-associa...ons-206295a1-5abc-4573-be25-4da19d9adcc9.html
Washington-based lobbyist
Sam Patten pleaded guilty to illegally funneling foreign money into Trump's inaugural committee as well and was sentenced to three years of probation, a $5,000 fine and 500 hours of community service. As the president's personal lawyer, Giuliani at that time downplayed Patten's association with Trump, saying "Trump has no idea who these contributors are."
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-associates-prison-faced-criminal-charges/story?id=68358219