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Unbelievable: Hannity - Manafort collusion [View all]
‘Unbelievable’: Paul Manafort’s texts with Sean Hannity revealed in court filingCody Fenwick
Alternet, June 21, 2019
Texts between former Trump Campaign Chair Paul Manafort and Fox News host Sean Hannity were released on Friday as a court filing entered in Manafort’s sentencing.
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At one point, Hannity asked why Manafort didn’t get a “sweetheart deal” like Rick Gates, his deputy campaign chair who pleaded guilty in the investigation and cooperated extensively with Mueller.
“They would want me to give up [Donald Trump] or family, especially [Jared Kusner.] I would never do that,” Manafort said.
“Understand,” said Hannity. “There’s nothing to give up on [Trump.] What did [Kushner] do?”
“Nothing,” said Manafort. “Just like I did nothing. They will want me to make up shit on both. I will never do that.”
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https://www.alternet.org/2019/06/unbelievable-paul-manaforts-texts-with-sean-hannity-revealed-in-court-filing/
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