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Princess Turandot

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32. Given that Manafort attempted to tamper with witnesses whilst under house arrest...

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 12:52 AM

Nov 2018

..by having a known shady associate of his send permanent-record text messages to the other parties (who, unlike this pompous criminal, weren't going to try to commit crimes for someone else (!) while the SP was actively involved with them)...did this surprise Mueller? NO!!

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Am I the only one who thinks Mueller wasn't the least bit surprised that Manafort leaked to Trump? [View all] EffieBlack Nov 2018 OP

He was counting on it. FSogol Nov 2018 #1

No doubt he knew it would happen, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #2

Imagine if a President Obama or Clinton was doing this. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #3

I wonder if Mueller was surprised that Manafort's attorneys were complicit. Raven123 Nov 2018 #4

Crooks lie. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #5

They used the Trump/Manafort agreement to ensnare underthematrix Nov 2018 #6

And I hope they get Rudy G too FakeNoose Nov 2018 #20

I agree with you. Chances are pretty good that Don's written answers to questions are Vinca Nov 2018 #7

Exactly! EffieBlack Nov 2018 #8

How crooked do you have to be to hire Paul Manafort to do anything? vlyons Nov 2018 #9

As crooked as Trump. Manafort is exactly the kind of scumbag Trump would hire The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #14

Pretty sure Manafort wasnt even paid RT Atlanta Nov 2018 #17

Manafort worked on the campaign for no salary GopherGal Nov 2018 #23

Now that you ask and I think about it, no. triron Nov 2018 #10

i wonder if Mueller's team didn't inject flagged (false?) info into dealings with Manafort... 0rganism Nov 2018 #11

Precisely what I think happened. Nt EffieBlack Nov 2018 #13

Not surprised by Paulie leaking to Donnie ProudLib72 Nov 2018 #12

Mueller got Gotti, he's used to this scum so no surprises for him. Great job IMO.. monmouth4 Nov 2018 #15

seems to me oldtime dfl_er Nov 2018 #16

I agree. He's familiar with the criminal mind, and he knows by now pnwmom Nov 2018 #18

LOL! It Was a Given, Everyone Knew it Would Happen, They Broadcasted the Fact that They Would Skraxx Nov 2018 #19

If the Pentagon/CIA/NSA/FBI know it, then Mueller knows it. McCamy Taylor Nov 2018 #21

It is called give 'em enough rope and they will... Botany Nov 2018 #22

Completely DallasNE Nov 2018 #24

Nope. He's seen it all. GoCubsGo Nov 2018 #25

I was surprised but I'm not Mueller :) my hope is that SayItLoud Nov 2018 #26

If I knew it would happen then Mueller surely knew. Kingofalldems Nov 2018 #27

I can't wait for the whole story to come out. Nt spooky3 Nov 2018 #28

It could get rather amusing (beyond the horror of Trump's presidency) Jarqui Nov 2018 #29

I'm just concerned Apollyonus Nov 2018 #30

Can't play the player. Mueller let Manafort think he was being fooled. brush Nov 2018 #31

Given that Manafort attempted to tamper with witnesses whilst under house arrest... Princess Turandot Nov 2018 #32