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dalton99a

(81,091 posts)
1. "Manafort must have wanted to keep a line open to the president in hope of a pardon"
Tue Nov 27, 2018, 11:06 PM
Nov 2018
Even if the pact was mostly informal at that point, law enforcement experts said it was still highly unusual for Mr. Manafort’s lawyers to keep up such contacts once their client had pledged to help the prosecutors in hope of a lighter punishment for his crimes.

Mr. Manafort must have wanted to keep a line open to the president in hope of a pardon, said Barbara McQuade, a former United States attorney who now teaches law at University of Michigan. “I’m not able to think of another reason,” she said.

If Mr. Manafort wanted to stay on the prosecutors’ good side, “it would make no sense for him to continue to share information with other subjects of the investigation,” said Chuck Rosenberg, a former United States attorney and senior F.B.I. official. He added: “He is either all in or all out with respect to cooperation. Typically, there is no middle ground.”

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
2. He flipped in order to help the moron out!
Tue Nov 27, 2018, 11:07 PM
Nov 2018

He passed on info to benefit tRump knowing he will be heading to jail...there must be a guarantee of a pardon involved. State indictments will nail him!

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
4. But think about that. If you are guilty of something you
Tue Nov 27, 2018, 11:17 PM
Nov 2018

don't just automatically assume someone will help you...unless that someone has a vested interest somehow or you have dirt on them.

To me, this is huge. It truly means that Trump unequivocally is trying to hide his prior action/behavior. Sure, we knew it day one...but this is proof.

 

shanny

(6,709 posts)
8. Yup. And according to the VERY detailed plea agreement he signed
Wed Nov 28, 2018, 12:12 AM
Nov 2018

he already pleaded guilty to un-indicted state crimes.

onenote

(42,383 posts)
3. Why is this news so surprising?
Tue Nov 27, 2018, 11:08 PM
Nov 2018

It was reported some time ago that there was a joint defense agreement that allows the Trump and Manafort attorneys to communicate with each other. And the Times article itself says no laws were broken.

C_U_L8R

(44,897 posts)
6. Conspirators gonna conspire.
Tue Nov 27, 2018, 11:50 PM
Nov 2018

Looks like Trump and Manafort dug themselves into an even deeper hole. Idiots.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
7. We now know why Donnie Big Boy was so vocal about writing the answers all by himself
Wed Nov 28, 2018, 12:02 AM
Nov 2018

It's because that was a lie. He wrote them with help from Prison Paulie.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
10. Hadn't thought of that. Duh. I was thinking he
Wed Nov 28, 2018, 08:22 AM
Nov 2018

was saying he wrote answers himself because his lawyers refused to be involved in lies.

I know he can't keep a secret...but this would be very dumb to say because it makes people think the opposite. But I guess no dumber than saying you were about to bring up bad stuff on Hillary next week.

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