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    1. southpaw‏ @nycsouthpaw Sep 15

      By all appearances, Manafort's plea deal was a break in the lines, providing Mueller's team and prosecutors across the country with new room to runhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/manaforts-capitulation-leaves-wide-open-field-muellers-team-160629779.html …

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    2. southpaw‏ @nycsouthpaw Sep 15

      For true completists, I've been keeping a way-too-detailed chart comparing the Mueller plea agreements. imo, the differences are an interesting window into the investigation. I've done my best to make it accurate, but no warranties, etc. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQxYDtr1QOn4KWhcx4td-01SkZ32VLvnoW8pZd2fJ2Enp5cP0FDwJ1U8Vb8345Mpposgjhoa6LJ3nd9/pubhtml …

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    3. southpaw‏ @nycsouthpaw Sep 15

      A little hint, perhaps, of how important Manafort’s guilty plea is to the investigation: Mueller signed the criminal information himself. He hasn’t done that for any other plea deal, not even for Flynn.pic.twitter.com/w9uB3RcAjh

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    4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 15
      Replying to @nycsouthpaw

      Do you have a theory why Gates was gagged but Manafort was not?

      9 replies 7 retweets 115 likes
    5. southpaw‏ @nycsouthpaw Sep 15
      Replying to @emptywheel

      I stared at that for a long time yesterday and this morning trying to make head or tail of it, and I’ve got nothing. Working on figuring it out though.

      8 replies 1 retweet 131 likes
    6. mcore‏ @mermat Sep 15
      Replying to @nycsouthpaw @emptywheel

      Can you tell what possible explanations there could be?

      2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
    7. southpaw‏ @nycsouthpaw Sep 15
      Replying to @mermat @emptywheel

      Well, either they agreed to remove it or it was dropped by mistake. If they agreed, either they’re satisfied some other agreement (one that I don’t see) or condition (perhaps the circumstances of his incarceration) ensures his silence or they’re okay with him spilling the beans.

      7 replies 2 retweets 50 likes
    8. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 15
      Replying to @nycsouthpaw @mermat

      Right. The protective order keeps him quiet about what Gates said. But I'm sure his cooperation goes beyond that -- that's the entire point.

      2 replies 1 retweet 22 likes
    9. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 15
      Replying to @emptywheel @nycsouthpaw @mermat

      Though I think it's just a matter of imposing extra gag on Gates. None of the others had that either did they?

      1 reply 1 retweet 12 likes
    10. southpaw‏ @nycsouthpaw Sep 15
      Replying to @emptywheel @mermat

      I think that’s right. They changed the form of the cooperation section for Gates, but I don’t recall seeing a specific gag in the earlier agreements. Would have to reread them all to be sure.

      1 reply 2 retweets 9 likes
      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 15
      Replying to @nycsouthpaw @mermat

      Just checked and don't see it in them. But as you say, different form than Gates'.

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        2. southpaw‏ @nycsouthpaw Sep 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @mermat

          And they haven’t exactly been suffering from a rash of cooperators talking out of turn (just their fake cooperator and his spouse)

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        1.  🤔, PhD‏ @SciencePartisan Sep 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @nycsouthpaw @mermat

          Could it have been something they’d know he’d break and they needed a bit more info? There was one part of Gates testimony that was a bit strange and has been highlighted by an interesting segment of media

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        1. Eight‏ @Voidoided Sep 15
          Replying to @emptywheel @nycsouthpaw @mermat

          I think my earlier explanation is why

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