Can Manafucked still strike a plea deal?

[Roland99]

Or is he all in at this point?

[CabalPowered]

1. I don't think there was ever an offer

But I could be wrong..

[Roland99]

2. I don't think so either. But he could have sought one.

[Phoenix61]

3. I'm not a lawyer but I think he can

any time before it gets turned over to the jury. Of course, he's only going to want to do that of it's going badly for him.

[Blue_true]

4. That is what I thought earlier.

If he sees that he will certainly lose and go to jail, his options are make a deal or hope that Trump pardons him after he is convicted.

[unblock]

5. Plea deals can and do happen up to the minute the jury comes back with a verdict

That said he probably would have done so by now if he were so inclined.

[H2O Man]

6. Agreed

[dchill]

7. Yep.

[Buckeyeblue]

8. Doesn't need one

When there is the promise of a pardon...

[lame54]

10. If he believes there is a pardon coming...

Why would he stall as much as he has

[Buckeyeblue]

13. Because he would prefer to be found not guilty

Even with a pardon there is stigma. And he'd really owe 45 one.

[Equinox Moon]

9. Yes, he can, up until the trial goes to the jury.

They explained this on the NPR. The longer he waits to make a deal, the worse the deal gets.

[no_hypocrisy]

11. The best deal is usually before the Grand Jury convenes.

That is during the Pre-Indictment Conference. After that, all plea bargains reduce your chances for a lighter sentence and less money.

[Cicada]

12. What does Manafort have Mueller doesn't already have?

Even if he gets a Trumpster juror he still faces trial in DC..

Predictit has him 84% to be convicted this year

[onecaliberal]

14. Heard on MSNBC that he could still try and make a deal.

some defendants wait to see how strong the case is against them before dealing.