If Manafort cooperates with Mueller he will essentially receive a pardon, Trump could pardon him for the Fedderal crimes, but he still faces state charges that might keep a 70 YO guy in jail for the rest of his life.
As I understand it, the deal that includes his cooperation still has him being charged on the two counts involving conspiracy and obstruction of justice. And the 8 counts from the last trial stand, only the charges that hung the jury get dropped. So I don't see this deal as equivalent to a pardon.
Fair point on the state charges, but its unclear to me that those now get dropped, so he may still end up facing those anyway.
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A lot of focus on what Manafort will spill about Trump Sr, understandably. But one guy we know is now fucked is Trump Jr, because there is zero chance that dude is not lying about the Trump Tower meeting.
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convictions are alive, and he just pleaded guilty to two more. From my understanding the sentencing on those (and they could total decades) and whether other charges get dropped probably depend upon the cooperation Mueller receives from Manafort. eg. Manafort is highly motivated to be cooperative.
My guess is that the state stuff stays alive as the insurance policy against a Presidential pardon.
Manafort had no clean exit so he chose the one that probably gace him a shot at the least jail time.
It seems Manafort has the ability to ID the smoking AK-47s and probably the info to place them in the Trump crime family's hands.
And agreed on DJT jr.
I hoped he gets found guilty of crimes against the contry, and executed as a traitor.
Or someone leaves a pistol by his bedside.
And I'm serious.