Anyone surprised with this?
Robert Mueller has been after this guy from the jump….
He has thrown EVERYTHING AND the Kitchen sink at Manafort who appears to be as dirty as the day is long….
With guilty dropped on him in the first trial and second one waiting for him?
It seems he’s given up…
A second week of hurt coming at Donald Trump….
Days before in-person jury selection is set to begin in his second trial, President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is in talks with the special counsel’s office about a possible plea deal, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
The people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the conversations, cautioned that the negotiations may not result in a deal with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who is prosecuting Manafort for alleged money laundering and lobbying violations.
But the discussions indicate a possible shift in strategy for Manafort, who earlier this year chose to go to trial in Virginia, only to be convicted last month in Alexandria federal court on eight counts of bank and tax fraud. He had derided his former business partner, Rick Gates, for striking a deal with prosecutors that provided him leniency in exchange for testimony against Manafort.
“I had hoped and expected my business colleague would have had the strength to continue the battle to prove our innocence,” Manafort said in February.
The specifics of Manafort’s current negotiations with prosecutors were unclear, including whether he would provide any information about the president….
image…slate
Doesn’t want to take his chances with a DC jury.
His lawyers have probably explained that to him.
Manafort and Mueller are reported to have a deal….
The terms will be released tomorrow….
For those interested I am evacuating tomorrow to Augusta.Decided the track of Florence is too fluid .
Good luck, Jack.
I have a brother and sister-in-law who live in Chapel Hill, but I haven’t yet heard back from them.
Take care Jack….
The Best to you and the family
And stay in touch….
Good luck Jack. I was supposed to travel to Savannah for a conference but that is now postponed or cancelmed
Update….
It appears that my headline is incorrect
Reports are that Manafort is trying work some sort of deal Without giving up Trump?
Hmmm?
What is this?
The guy is trying keep Trump believing he won’t put him in trouble so he can still get a pardon?