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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. Rick Wilson‏Verified account @TheRickWilson Jun 15

      Paul Manafort is going to jail. He is going to die there.

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    2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jun 15
      Replying to @TheRickWilson @capeannsky

      Well, likely he'll be moved to prison before he dies.

      6 replies 0 retweets 101 likes
    3. Laura Rozen‏ @lrozen Jun 15
      Replying to @emptywheel

      marcy, why doesn’t he cooperate?

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jun 15
      Replying to @lrozen

      I think for the short term he believes that if he can be useful to Trump he'll be pardoned once Trump can do that--it's his only way out of prison. He's still dutifully doing those useful things.

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        2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          Addressed a bit of this here: https://www.emptywheel.net/2018/06/12/revisiting-trumps-joint-defense-agreement/ …

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        3. RobBob‏ @Rob_Bob_32 Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          This is a great piece, as usual, but I have to ask: you really don’t think the answer is as simple as Manafort thinking: “as soon as I flip my life, and perhaps the lives of those I love, is essentially forfeit?” You don’t think he’s more afraid of Russians than he is prison?

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        2. Jeff Hauser‏Verified account @jeffhauser Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          I think the scope of CA & NY state weight hanging over Manafort is considerable, but I am not sure whether Manafort believes that to be true. (and I could be wrong, but there seem to be a lot of crime-related real estate shenanigans in each state)

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        3. grover  💙 💙‏ @fuzzyblumonster Jun 15
          Replying to @jeffhauser @emptywheel @lrozen

          Manafort was wearing two ankle bracelets because Virginia has filed charges against him. Charges that could result in 23-30 yrs. Manafort is 69. Manafort isn’t merely an American political opponent. He’s wrought destruction worldwide. He deserves prison. Good riddance.

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        1. Randi Doeker‏ @rbdoeker Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          Until Trump’s own fate is confirmed, he is not going to pardon any crony. Worse than impeachment/indictment would be to have it happen while Manafort or Cohen or any of them are walking around free forever.

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        1. MF‏ @packerpoppa Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          What about the theory he’s better off alive in jail rather dead due to the fear of retaliation from Putin?

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        1. Peter Cazar‏ @peter_cazar Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          Bet the math starts looking different from a cot

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        2. IBrake ForAnts‏ @ibrake4ants Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          If he hadn't decided to be Trump's campaign chair, would he ever have been charged with any of these crimes? And if not, why not?

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        3. grover  💙 💙‏ @fuzzyblumonster Jun 15
          Replying to @ibrake4ants @emptywheel @lrozen

          Yes. The FBI was investigating him at least by 2014.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-fbi-wiretap-on-paul-manafort-is-a-big-deal-heres-why/2017/09/19/e8c33b9a-9d74-11e7-9c8d-cf053ff30921_story.html?utm_term=.a2ca5b5d6b5f …

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        4. IBrake ForAnts‏ @ibrake4ants Jun 15
          Replying to @fuzzyblumonster @emptywheel @lrozen

          But didn't they decide to drop it? Or was that a different case...

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        1. nmjhill‏ @NMJHill Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          I have to wonder how afraid he is of the Russians. He owes them money and people who turn on THEM end up poisoned, or shot.

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        1. Q is for Quislings‏ @800_Lb_Covfefe Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          My guess is that even if he did, and he had good enough information to be completely released, well... The oligarchs can make people disappear.

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        1. Arrogant missbike  🌊‏ @missbike Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          Suspect he’s more worried about polonium than Trump.

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        2. Sean Allen‏ @runner__runner Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          Not a lawyer here. I only have 2 cents, but the things Manafort has done have been 4 a very long time, long before Trump. Could be the pardon piece 4 sure but also, there’s no way he’s getting a free pass even 4 exposing Trump. Manafort has been a traitor 4 a very long time.

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        3. Sean Allen‏ @runner__runner Jun 15
          Replying to @runner__runner @emptywheel @lrozen

          Maybe the deal they’re offering isn’t good enough for him.?????

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        1. Johnny Flyover‏ @john1gun Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          Of course there is still the possibility that Hillary did not lose because of Russia.

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        1. JimTheNYguy  ❌‏ @NYguyJim Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          Nope. If he had anything on Trump he'd have flipped already. By the way all the charges against him are related to his own bad business practices. Keep reaching kiddies.

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        1. Fenderputty‏ @fenderputty Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          Can’t the tax charges be brought up at a state level though?

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        1. Christian Delante‏ @DelanteMedia Jun 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @lrozen

          This is probably right. But at the moment, Trump is sending all the opposite signals.

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