Tick tock... Tick tock... how long before Manafort flips now?

[procon]

He's going to jail... orange jumpsuits, a cot and mystery meat instead of his luxury apartment, Armani suits, Egyptian cotton linens, and the finest cuisine. Tick tock... Tick tock... "Hello, I'd like to speak with Mr. Mueller."

[Sanity Claws]

1. Manafort is not in NYC

He is not going to Rikers Island.

[lisa58]

2. NY or DC or VA?

At work - limited ability to research

[OliverQ]

3. He's going into Federal custody in the DC jail, not NYC

[procon]

5. Not exactly the issue that's important, but I fixed it anyway. nt

[NastyRiffraff]

8. I used to teach in DC jail

Believe me, it's not a place you want to be for any length of time.

[jberryhill]

4. I'd be sorely disappointed in him if he flips

Manafort has a unique purity of spirit in his apparent ease in doing scummy stuff. That boy is just not troubled by anything.

Flipping won't buy him much, given how deep he's in. His best bet is to hold out for a pardon.

So my bet is on him going old school omerta.

[empedocles]

6. I get your 'Manafort . . . 'spirit' . . . apparent ease . . . not troubled by anything' .

. . . in his past. DC jail will challenge all that.

Our right brain, feelings, operate on their own level.

Flipping before Cohen could help him a lot. [Sammy the Bull Gravano, 12? murders, prison time dismissed on the flip]

Will see.

[jberryhill]

10. Well, it's under pressure that true character emerges

Jail is probably the safest place for him.

It's either going to be that or the Witness Protection Program.

What's he gonna do? Get a job shoveling shit in Chicago, fuck up one day, and his whole family gets poisoned doorknobs?

Screw that. Get a pardon and get his ass onto a private plane for a nice place on the Black Sea, with seats for everyone in the family who wants to come along for the ride.

All of this "if he's pardoned, he has to testify" stuff is nonsense. He's not going to be doing any testifying from the shores of beautiful Lake Baikhal. It's like Tahoe with the occasional meteor impact.

If he folds, I will have sorely underestimated him.

[Cracklin Charlie]

7. How long does it take for hair dye to wear off?

[procon]

9. The roots will start showing in about a week. nt