Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort is reportedly in talks for a plea deal

[bostonangler]

Multiple reports are indicating that Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for U.S. President Donald Trump, is in talks with the Justice Department special counsel's office about a potential plea deal.

The latest, which The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, cited two people with knowledge of the discussions, and indicated that the talks may not result in a deal with special counsel Robert Mueller.

That followed a report from Bloomberg that said Manafort may be in talks for a plea deal ahead of his second trial in Washington. That trial is scheduled to begin with opening statements on Sept. 24, according to the Post.

 

The Washington Post also reported that the pretrial hearing would be delayed for two days and pushed to Sept. 14 instead of Sept. 12. The newspaper did not explain the reason for the delay.

Manafort's spokesperson declined to comment to NBC, citing a court mandated gag order. A spokesman from the special counsel's office declined to comment on the matter.

A Virginia court last month found Manafort guilty of eight criminal counts, including five counts of tax fraud.

The former Trump aide was the first person charged by Mueller to go to trial.

The special counsel is investigating possible interference in the U.S. presidential election, but the charges against Manafort are related to his consulting work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine. That work predated his tenure with the Trump campaign in 2016.

 

 

No honor among thieves...

B/A

[coorslite21]

Yes all unnamed sources.... publications like the Washington Post which we know is fake news.... and the funny thing is... Manafort, when he was doing all these things they're talking about, and pardoning him for, were pre 2016 and Trump..... and actually occurred while he was working for the Clintons.... Anyone else find that odd.......? So to me this is just non news... I'd like to see some facts before we jump to conclusions... and that's exactly what the mainstream media seems to be doing ....jumping to conclusions and throwing all this stuff out there before there's anything factual and then the harm is done ....CL

[bostonangler]

1 hour ago, coorslite21 said:

Yes all unnamed sources.... publications like the Washington Post which we know is fake news.... and the funny thing is... Manafort, when he was doing all these things they're talking about, and pardoning him for, were pre 2016 and Trump..... and actually occurred while he was working for the Clintons.... Anyone else find that odd.......? So to me this is just non news... I'd like to see some facts before we jump to conclusions... and that's exactly what the mainstream media seems to be doing ....jumping to conclusions and throwing all this stuff out there before there's anything factual and then the harm is done ....CL

 

He was found guilty, that is hardly fake... Now he has a second trial and after getting a taste of prison it sounds like he wants to make a deal... Maybe you will see him come up with stuff on Clinton... He is bargaining for his life... I'm sure he thought he would walk, or that he would get a pardon, but clearly he needs a new plan. JMHO

 

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[coorslite21]

6 hours ago, bostonangler said:

 

He was found guilty, that is hardly fake... Now he has a second trial and after getting a taste of prison it sounds like he wants to make a deal... Maybe you will see him come up with stuff on Clinton... He is bargaining for his life... I'm sure he thought he would walk, or that he would get a pardon, but clearly he needs a new plan. JMHO

 

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Wonder if he will get more than 2 weeks?......or.....after the Mueller fiasco is exposed for what it is if the verdict will be over turned upon appeal....no doubt there will be an appeal!.....CL

[bostonangler]

2 minutes ago, coorslite21 said:

Wonder if he will get more than 2 weeks?......or.....after the Mueller fiasco is exposed for what it is if the verdict will be over turned upon appeal....no doubt there will be an appeal!.....CL

 

Tax evasion is pretty serious... Not reporting income is frowned upon by the tax man... He should have not been so greedy... Just another person who loves money above all else... He wasn't thinking about his family when he was stuffing dollars. I hope his family enjoys their new lifestyle. 

 

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[coorslite21]

2 hours ago, bostonangler said:

 

Tax evasion is pretty serious... Not reporting income is frowned upon by the tax man... He should have not been so greedy... Just another person who loves money above all else... He wasn't thinking about his family when he was stuffing dollars. I hope his family enjoys their new lifestyle. 

 

B/A

Interesting to me that his infractions occurred before FATCA was placed into law.  The defense never used this "angle".....probably thinking the jury would be hung on all counts.....there will be an appeal...and as I understand appellate law it is likely the 8 counts he was found d guilty of will be over turned....he won't need a jury for this....any honest Judge would rule this way IMO.....

.CL

 

[bigwave]

13 hours ago, bostonangler said:

Multiple reports are indicating that Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for U.S. President Donald Trump, is in talks with the Justice Department special counsel's office about a potential plea deal.

The latest, which The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, cited two people with knowledge of the discussions, and indicated that the talks may not result in a deal with special counsel Robert Mueller.

That followed a report from Bloomberg that said Manafort may be in talks for a plea deal ahead of his second trial in Washington. That trial is scheduled to begin with opening statements on Sept. 24, according to the Post.

 

The Washington Post also reported that the pretrial hearing would be delayed for two days and pushed to Sept. 14 instead of Sept. 12. The newspaper did not explain the reason for the delay.

Manafort's spokesperson declined to comment to NBC, citing a court mandated gag order. A spokesman from the special counsel's office declined to comment on the matter.

A Virginia court last month found Manafort guilty of eight criminal counts, including five counts of tax fraud.

The former Trump aide was the first person charged by Mueller to go to trial.

The special counsel is investigating possible interference in the U.S. presidential election, but the charges against Manafort are related to his consulting work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine. That work predated his tenure with the Trump campaign in 2016.

 

 

No honor among thieves...

B/A

Were the Podesta's going to get immunity to testify against Manafort?

 

Maybe this way, with the plea deal, the Podesta's will be charged for doing the same as PM.

 

Oh that's right they work for Hillarious and they all get an out of jail free card.

 

Must be nice....

 

As the ol' saying goes "don't do the crime if you can't do the time".

 

 

[bostonangler]

Paul Manafort and special counsel reach tentative plea deal: Sources

 

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.

Manafort and his most senior defense attorneys spent more than four hours Thursday in discussions with a team of special prosecutors who are involved in the ongoing investigation into whether there was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

ABC News spotted the team arriving in a dark SUV Thursday morning, pulling into a secret entrance out of public view at the building where Special Counsel Robert Mueller is based.

Word of the agreement comes as Manafort's second trial was slated to begin later this month in federal court in Washington, D.C.

(MORE: Manafort found guilty on 8 counts in tax fraud trial )

Just under a year ago, the 69-year-old veteran GOP operative was charged in Washington, D.C., with several counts of fraud and failing to register as a foreign agent by the special counsel. A second case was opened in Virginia earlier this year on related charges that ended with a jury finding Manafort guilty on eight counts out of an 18-count indictment, facing a maximum of 80 years behind the bars, though under sentencing guidelines the term is likely to be closer to seven years. He has not been sentenced in that case.

(MORE: Trump calls Manafort 'very good person,' says it's 'very sad' what's happened to former campaign chairman)

Manafort has been held in jail for the last several months after prosecutors accused him of witness tampering.

He joined the president's campaign in March 2016 and became campaign chairman in May, and left the campaign in August days after the New York Times and the Associated Press ran reports that he had been tied to alleged undisclosed foreign lobbying practices in Ukraine.

(MORE: Defense counsel in Manafort trial sought mistrial over juror issue)

A spokesperson for Manafort and a representative for the special counsel’s office both declined to comment.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/tentative-deal-reached-between-manafort-special-counsel-sources-215025283.html

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[bostonangler]

[Indraman]

How can anything of the Mueller Trump-Russia Collusion Investigation be used as evidence when everyone involved is in JAIL?

 

Kind of hard to convict when your evidence has been shown to be made up, isn't it?

 

 

Indy

[Shabibilicious]

4 minutes ago, Indraman said:

How can anything of the Mueller Trump-Russia Collusion Investigation be used as evidence when everyone involved is in JAIL?

 

Kind of hard to convict when your evidence has been shown to be made up, isn't it?

 

 

Indy

 

It's all about sources, Indy.  Narratives versus truth....time will tell the tale.  As always, just my opinion.

 

GO RV, then BV

[learning all i can]

13 minutes ago, Indraman said:

How can anything of the Mueller Trump-Russia Collusion Investigation be used as evidence when everyone involved is in JAIL?

 

Kind of hard to convict when your evidence has been shown to be made up, isn't it?

 

 

WHAAAAAHOOOO, he/they ARE GOING DOWN.  We can only hope that justice will be served and this puppy can go to rest.

barb

 

[Indraman]

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