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Showing Original Post only (View all)Tentative deal reached between Manafort and special counsel: Sources [View all]
Source: ABC
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.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tentative-deal-reached-manafort-special-counsel-sources/story?id=57809113
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The ABC article does not address whether Manafort has agreed to cooperate with Mueller
Gothmog
Sep 2018
#6
"He'll be a raving maniac tonight" - like every other night, but maybe more intense!
Glorfindel
Sep 2018
#12
This will help Mueller's team have more time to deal with the other criminals in Trump orbit
wishstar
Sep 2018
#10
I'm not optimistic. It could be as simple as pleading guilty to the money offenses. The NY case...
Honeycombe8
Sep 2018
#14
He'll go into the Witness Protection Program. His new name will be "Dead Man Walking."
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Sep 2018
#27
Russian assassins are waiting until Friday to see if they have a new assignment.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Sep 2018
#26