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grantcart

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33. All of the questions you raise have never been litigated on point in court.

Reply to Louis1895 (Reply #27)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 05:48 PM

Jun 2018

More questions than answers.

I think that there are crimes that he hasn't been indicted for that could be prosecuted for.

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Trump will pardon Manafort by Monday [View all] RandySF Jun 2018 OP

That would be a bigly misstep. Very bigly. Very very bigly. struggle4progress Jun 2018 #1

You are correct and for that reason it won't happen. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #6

McGahn will not let it happen PJMcK Jun 2018 #13

Wray and Rosenstein would likely resign too. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #15

Didn't he recuse malaise Jun 2018 #21

Why I hope he does it... that is, if it leads to The Dotard's impeachment, well worth doing. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #26

Then he can't use 5th Amendment to not talk Sanity Claws Jun 2018 #2

this..... Sancho Jun 2018 #24

Baloney jberryhill Jun 2018 #28

Can be detained under the Material Witness Sanity Claws Jun 2018 #36

Not having a passport is not a problem jberryhill Jun 2018 #37

That might help Manafort Sanity Claws Jun 2018 #40

I don't think a tRump pardon will help him much with the Russian oligarchs shanny Jun 2018 #39

He is distancing himself from him today, BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #3

That would certainly start a firestorm. dem4decades Jun 2018 #4

Doesn't he have to be convicted of something first? oberliner Jun 2018 #5

Nixon wasn't (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Jun 2018 #7

Ford pardoned Nixon RandySF Jun 2018 #8

Nixon bornfree17 Jun 2018 #9

Nope DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #10

Thanks to you and all the others who responded oberliner Jun 2018 #12

Then here comes Mueller with state charges? imanamerican63 Jun 2018 #11

He could hand evidence over to AG Barbara Underwood or to other pnwmom Jun 2018 #14

Exactly! imanamerican63 Jun 2018 #16

Mueller committed crimes??!! ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #17

LOL. Fixed. n/t pnwmom Jun 2018 #18

Someone will likely correct me on this, but I envision Underwood ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #19

Oh yeah? And she's going to have him cuffed and brought back from Russia? jberryhill Jun 2018 #29

You don't think she already has the evidence and an indictment ready to go, pnwmom Jun 2018 #32

Mueller doesn't do state charges; shanny Jun 2018 #41

Trump will wait until after Manafort testifies to decide whether to pardon him or have him LiberalArkie Jun 2018 #20

I hope he does...gives Gop cover to turn on trump... beachbum bob Jun 2018 #22

Trump and Manafort will both be bigly screwed if he does that Hekate Jun 2018 #23

Then Manafort will be called before grand jury to testify on Tuesday Gothmog Jun 2018 #25

Double jeopardy question Louis1895 Jun 2018 #27

The NY statute only applies if the case goes to jury Gothmog Jun 2018 #31

All of the questions you raise have never been litigated on point in court. grantcart Jun 2018 #33

On Tuesday, he'll be out of the US entirely on a one-way ticket jberryhill Jun 2018 #30

Wouldn't Manafort have material witness warrant on him before he exits jail? grantcart Jun 2018 #34

They can't hold him on that forever jberryhill Jun 2018 #35

The US currently is holding people indefinitely under MW, but all they need is to grantcart Jun 2018 #38