Dershowitz: Mueller will pressure Manafort to squeal on Trump

[DonViejo]

BY BRETT SAMUELS - 10/30/17 10:41 AM EDT

Paul Manafort’s 12-count indictment is the "first domino” that could lead to other, larger revelations about Russian involvement in the 2016 election, Harvard scholar and attorney Alan Dershowitz said Monday.

“Manafort now is the first domino, and what Mueller wants to do is see him as the first domino, the second domino, the third domino, ultimately trying to get to the big domino, which is President Trump,” Dershowitz said on "Fox & Friends." If Manafort has nothing to offer to assist Mueller’s larger investigation, then “he’s going to twist in the wind,” Dershowitz said.

Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman, turned himself in to the FBI on Monday morning. He was indicted on 12 counts, including conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, false statements and more. Rick Gates, Manafort’s business associate, was also advised to surrender.

“What they’re saying to him is, ‘we got you now, and we don’t care about that, but if you can tell us something about Trump and the campaign and collusion, we’ll give you a get out of jail card free,’” Dershowitz said. “So it’s all about leverage. That’s the way prosecutors work.”

Dershowitz called the prosecution strategy a “win-win” for special counsel Robert Mueller. If Mueller is unable to use Manafort to lead to larger indictments, “at least he’s earned some of his money,” Dershowitz said.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/357794-dershowitz-mueller-will-pressure-manafort-to-squeal-on-trump

[leon8822]

1. OH GOD!!!! this guy

[GoCubsGo]

2. He probably won't have to pressure him too much.

Twitler is already out there calling him and Carter, "bad people." Under the bus with you two. He's not going to do anything to help them and their case, so they might as well try to cut a deal. They're going to sing like canaries.

[DURHAM D]

3. Off topic but I am surprised that

there have been no sexual harassment revelations about Dershowitz. I have been hearing them for years. Maybe they are just rumors.

[PJMcK]

6. Many people are saying this, believe me. (n/t)

[FM123]

7. They are not just rumors. He is tied to Jeffrey Epstein, as is Trump.

[PJMcK]

8. My post was meant as a joke about Trump, that I can tell you (n/t)

[FM123]

10. Yes, Trumpy does end every thing with "believe me" 😀

[Johnny2X2X]

4. Papadoloulos already talking and admits to collusion

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4163402/Papadopoulos-Statement-Offense.pdf

Bigger story. Read this, he's admitting he lied about collusion.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

5. Where there's a camera, there's Dershowitz n/m

[jalan48]

9. With the involvement of the Russian mobsters Manafort has more to worry about than

spending time in prison. My bet is that his fear of getting bumped off is greater than his fear of prison time.