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The Manifort cluster went down almost exactly as planned.
Yes he got a good deal from the original biased judge, but that all blew up today.
He is now on the hook for 7 and a half years. The campaign manager for the sitting pResident of the United States got a sentence of 7 1/2 years!
Then as we expected, but hadn't seen proof, NYC drops the hammer. Sixteen indictment for what Manifort already has been convicted.
So if you are a 70 year old, or 60, 50, 40, tRump Jr's age. Do you want to serve some time at a Club Fed OR take your chances with State charges in NY or Virginia? Your legal fees double, your potential sentence may be longer, and you are in a State Pen not a Club Fed.
Anyone pondering loyalty to tRump and potential pardon now has to consider loyalty to tRump, processing through Rikers and some fine time as a guest of NY Prison system. (Queue Law & Order sound effect)
There are a shitload of Defense Attorneys in DC and NYC billing huge hours this week.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)malaise
(268,997 posts)and watching the lawyer being shouted down with LIAR LIAR - that's not what she said was a zing of beauty
Nevilledog
(51,104 posts)Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)I can't imagine that he has anything to offer that can keep him from being in one prison or another for the rest of his life.
lindysalsagal
(20,684 posts)with the NY time. Makes sense: If he can't get him out, he's liable to squeal, so, better to no appear to be buying him off. He's in enough trouble (frump) already.
Plus, jail might be safer for frump: If manafort's out he can keep talking to reporters.....