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mn9driver

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24. My take is that he has agreed to a guilty plea. This is bad news.

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 08:15 PM

Sep 2018

Manafort is broke and can’t afford his lawyers. By copping a guilty plea he gets out of having to pay them for a trial. He doesn’t need to fight the charges...

Because he KNOWS Trump is going to pardon him. It’s as simple as that. It will happen before he checks in to prison.

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Tentative deal reached between Manafort and special counsel: Sources [View all] Gothmog Sep 2018 OP

Mueller keeps racking them up RandySF Sep 2018 #1

it had BETTER.... chillfactor Sep 2018 #2

The ABC article is silent on this Gothmog Sep 2018 #7

I hope we get word on any cooperation agreement today! lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #33

I think he has run out of money to pay his lawyers. Mr.Bill Sep 2018 #3

Excellent. nycbos Sep 2018 #4

Whassuppp, MANAFORT Leghorn21 Sep 2018 #5

Is that guy in the background a DUer? lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #34

The ABC article does not address whether Manafort has agreed to cooperate with Mueller Gothmog Sep 2018 #6

Rep Ted Lieu-MOST SUCCESSFUL WITCH HUNT IN US HISTORY Gothmog Sep 2018 #8

Does he weigh the same as a duck? nycbos Sep 2018 #18

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #35

Drumpf on Manafort "Such respect for a brave man!" .... Jarqui Sep 2018 #9

"He'll be a raving maniac tonight" - like every other night, but maybe more intense! Glorfindel Sep 2018 #12

This will help Mueller's team have more time to deal with the other criminals in Trump orbit wishstar Sep 2018 #10

Good bucolic_frolic Sep 2018 #11

From my twitter feed Gothmog Sep 2018 #13

Maybe at 11:00AM we found out whether cooperation is involved? lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #36

I'm not optimistic. It could be as simple as pleading guilty to the money offenses. The NY case... Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #14

NY means he can't be pardoned. SayItLoud Sep 2018 #22

Yes. That's why he'd plead guilty for a deal. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #31

Manafort is locking in a pardon Gothmog Sep 2018 #15

Sure looks that way. Owl Sep 2018 #23

Why would Manafort agree to a plea then? DeminPennswoods Sep 2018 #30

As the chess analogy goes. ffr Sep 2018 #16

Check, Mate! lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #37

He's under protective custody, I hope Auggie Sep 2018 #17

Manafort is in jail Gothmog Sep 2018 #19

Opps -- that's right! Auggie Sep 2018 #20

He'll go into the Witness Protection Program. His new name will be "Dead Man Walking." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2018 #27

No need - he will be in prison the rest of his life. csziggy Sep 2018 #29

I bet Putin's promised him a pardon & exile, maybe not to poison him. Julian Englis Sep 2018 #21

My take is that he has agreed to a guilty plea. This is bad news. mn9driver Sep 2018 #24

I agree. Trump will pardon him and he'll skate free. BarbD Sep 2018 #25

Mueller could retry the 11 hung counts from the first trial...and SayItLoud Sep 2018 #28

Russian assassins are waiting until Friday to see if they have a new assignment. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2018 #26

Manafort plans to plead guilty to second set of charges, Gothmog Sep 2018 #32