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Accidental, Explosive Disclosure In Robert Mueller Probe | All In | MSNBC
Paul Manafort's lawyers failed to properly redact certain passages in a court filing and revealed a possible straight line between Trump's campaign manager and a man believed to be a Russian intelligence asset.
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Accidental, Explosive Disclosure In Robert Mueller Probe - All In - MSNBC (Original Post)
KelleyKramer
Jan 2019
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still_one
(92,422 posts)1. I wonder how accidental it is?
KelleyKramer
(8,983 posts)2. You think Manafort's lawyers did it on purpose?
still_one
(92,422 posts)3. I don't think Mueller would wantt that public
KelleyKramer
(8,983 posts)4. that doesn't make any sense, I don't follow
Manaforts lawyers leaked info that incriminates their client and proves the Trump campaign was colluding with Russia, and they did it because they think Mueller would not want it public???
What is the up-side for Manafort in doing that?
still_one
(92,422 posts)5. I don't know, I am thinking that there might be an argument that client attorney privlege was
was violated. Buys more time for an appeal, for an eventual trump pardon
but I have no idea if that is even valid
KelleyKramer
(8,983 posts)6. Good grief. When you plead guilty you can't appeal
Have a good day
still_one
(92,422 posts)7. I thought he was contesting the allegation that he broke the plea deal? Obviously I am wrong