Honestly, there is not a way in hell that no reporting team confirmed he was not cooperating. So you knew he was cooperating by the failure of anyone to get clarity on that. Mueller has basically delayed that news until after Manafort already gave them key evidence.
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One other thing that has gotten too little attention. Manafort learned what Gates already testified to in prep for the EDVA trial. So he knows that Gates had already gotten Mueller 90% of the way to the Russian conspiracy charge.
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Reasons why this is pardon proof: 1) Mueller already got the key pieces of testimony a pardon would thwart. 2) Manafort is subject to civil forfeiture; he loses $46M even w/pardon. 3) The dropped charges can be filed in states. A pardon, at this point, does nothing. Nothing.
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From January: Trump Has Told Friends and Aides that Paul Manafort Can Incriminate Him https://www.emptywheel.net/2018/01/30/trump-has-told-friends-and-aides-that-paul-manafort-can-incriminate-him/ …
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So Mueller's day (so far): 1) He just paid for the investigation. 2) He got the witness that EVEN TRUMP has said has the goods on him. It's not even lunch time yet.
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Remember, too, that in the wake of the Gates plea, Mueller got warrants for the phones of probably around 10 Trump aides. Manafort will probably get him to more.
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Bigger still, Rudy has obviously been dangling a pardon for silence under cover of a supposed joint defense agreement. If he did that, it's obstruction and witness tampering. If that happened, Manafort spilled it. If Trump pardons him now, it's a second count or each.
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Also worth noting that if Rudy did that explicitly, or was clumsy in how he did it tacitly, he's personally criminally liable.
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Manafort decided Trump's promise of a pardon wasn't enough because Trump never keeps his word. He wanted his pardon NOW.
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He knew state charges were still on the table. He gave up $46 million in property so what was he able to keep?
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Narrator: Not even his life insurance policy.
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No more “Manafort is a good and brave man“ type tweets from Trump then.
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The question is, will Trump go with a tweet storm (a sign he's rattled a little bit/ego is slighted) or will he go radio silent (a sign he's really - really - worried) and then a tweet storm (usually on other things to distract)?
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People still seem to think Mueller is some kinda patsy who Trump’s “legal” team will be able to outsmart
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It's so amusing to watch Rudy http://et.al . think they can outsmart
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Did he squeal on pence too, i hope
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you know, this Mueller guy is pretty savvy.
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Can't wait to hear Rudy try to spin this...
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I'm jaded enough now to not believe it until I see the proffered evidence.
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