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Old 09-12-2018, 12:05 AM
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Manafort in talks with prosecutors about possible plea, according to people familiar with the discussions

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Days before in-person jury ****selection is set to begin in his second trial, President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is in talks with the special counsel’s office about a possible plea deal, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.

The people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to ****describe the conversations, cautioned that the negotiations may not result in a deal with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who is prosecuting Manafort for alleged money laundering and lobbying violations.
Quite a surprising turn of events from the strong stance Manafort took earlier. Perhaps one guilty verdict is enough or is not sure if he will get pardoned. Deal or No Deal? Seems the judge in the DC trial has postponed the pretrial hearing by a couple days, perhaps to accommodate the negotiations.

I expect Trump to once again go ballistic after having praised Manafort over the past several months.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...=.7c528c2323eb
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