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manor321

(3,344 posts) Thu Sep 13, 2018, 06:00 PM Sep 2018

Breaking! Manafort apparently reaches some sort of plea deal! [View all]

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tentative-deal-reached-manafort-special-counsel-sources/story?id=57809113

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has tentatively agreed to a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller that will head off his upcoming trial, sources familiar with the negotiations tell ABC News.

The deal is expected to be announced in court Friday, but it remains unclear whether Manafort has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors or is simply conceding to a guilty plea, which would allow him to avoid the stress and expense of trial, according to three sources with knowledge of the discussions.

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Commentary from Seth Abramson:

Whatever Manafort offered Mueller—maybe it was small, maybe it was big, no sense in speculating—was something at least for now the parties do *not* want public. But media saying that the basis for the plea deal was to save Manafort "stress and expense"... no. Just no. Stop it.

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Breaking! Manafort apparently reaches some sort of plea deal! [View all] manor321 Sep 2018 OP

Well this is interesting AndJusticeForSome Sep 2018 #1

This could be bad if he is not cooperating Tom Rinaldo Sep 2018 #2

Not correct. Even if he does not cooperate he still has to allocute grantcart Sep 2018 #5

That all sounds pretty good. :) n/t manor321 Sep 2018 #6

Yes BUT he only has to address what he is charged with. grantcart Sep 2018 #21

True. Like Cohen, where he admitted that he was directed by a "candidate for Federal office" Caliman73 Sep 2018 #15

Thanks. A bettter scenario than I thought... Tom Rinaldo Sep 2018 #18

He can still be called to testify at someone else's trial grantcart Sep 2018 #22

Thanks, Grantcart. I didn't remember all this stuff, Hortensis Sep 2018 #23

Conceivable that he could provide ecidence and we'd never know. lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #3

Rep Ted Lieu-MOST SUCCESSFUL WITCH HUNT IN US HISTORY Gothmog Sep 2018 #4

I Don't Like This At All LandOfHopeAndDreams Sep 2018 #7

If Manafort pleads guilty he has to confess in open court The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #9

He could have his sentence commuted uponit7771 Sep 2018 #12

He could. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #13

Yep this, should be part of the plea deal uponit7771 Sep 2018 #19

Not so fast Johnny2X2X Sep 2018 #10

Let me ask... Caliman73 Sep 2018 #16

From my twitter feed Gothmog Sep 2018 #8

Manafort may be locking in a pardon Gothmog Sep 2018 #11

What if the state of New York prosecutes him for financial crimes? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #14

The tax case will be in Virginia which is where he filed state taxes Gothmog Sep 2018 #17

I would think that Mueller could ask the State of New York to standingtall Sep 2018 #20

The Virginia AG is Democrat Gothmog Sep 2018 #24