What would impact on SC's probe be?
That said, Manafort might be MORE screwed once EDVA takes this over, bc flipping won't get him out of the charges and it's paper case and he's still fucked in any case.
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Possibly nothing. Unless ABJ decides the rest of the charges currently before her should be in EDVA, they've still got those, and he'll have a harder time to flip out of these EDVA charges if Mueller is not running them. But NAL and I await what others have to say.
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Wouldn’t Mueller and possibly also EDVA have an interest in an appeal if the judge actually rules this way?
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Mueller could also just let EDVA handle it. I await reliable reporting (
@joshgerstein or@ZoeTillman) but it sounds like Ellis might be amenable to EDVA handling it. As I said, these are paper charges. It'd be fairly breathtaking for Ellis to say the charges have to go entirely. -
But i am honestly amused by the implications of an EDVA precedent that says you can't charge defendants to get them to flip. It'd be a devastating ruling in CIA/Pentagon's home turf.
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Right, which is why it’s hard to imagine this judge, much as he might have fishy motives in this particular case, actually going there.
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He winds up with three federal prosecutions.
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Maybe just two if he flips out of the DC one. But yeah, not necessarily to his benefit.
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IIRC, there are DOJ materials that sanction charges being brought to increase leverage. no?
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Yes, which Mueller's lawyers have submitted in response to this challenge.
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And they'll still likely get all the information they need about Trump, won't they?
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Yeah, whether or not the court sees it as "leverage" (odd thing to worry about in criminal prosecutions & ongoing criminal investigations, but I'm no expert), I really don't think evidence points to Mueller actually "needing" anything from Manafort at this point.
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Thank you! Yes, that's my hope too. It would probably make Mueller's job easier but I hope it's not necessary.
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If this judge rules in favor of Manafort Rosenstein is done!
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He seems intent on not flipping in any case.
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Can someone help on EVDA? I’m getting Equine Veternary Dental Association. I’m thinking...not.
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Great video btw
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He's not fucked at all. He's going to be pardoned no matter what happens and the judge just gave Trump political cover to do it.
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