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And the pardon chatter turns into a roar:
President Trump on Friday defended his former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, as a “good person” even as a jury deliberates a verdict in his financial fraud trial. Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Trump said Manafort only worked for him for a short period of time but called the trial a “very sad day for our country.” “He happens to be a very good person and it happens to be very sad what they’ve done to Paul Manafort,” Trump said.
JUST IN: As the jury deliberates, Trump responds to my question whether he’ll pardon Manafort, if convicted?
“It’s very sad what they’ve done to Paul Manafort.”
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) August 17, 2018
Asked by @PeterAlexander if he would pardon Paul Manafort, President Trump says “I don’t talk about that now,” and asserts that Manafort, who worked for the Trump campaign for 5 months, “worked for me for a very short time” and “he happens to be a very good person.”
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) August 17, 2018
Predicate to a pardon? https://t.co/0D8Uhf6Ets
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) August 17, 2018
Trump is quite clearly setting the stage to pardon Manafort.
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) August 17, 2018
Trump not saying if he would pardon Manafort when he’s asked … but sounds like he may. “I think the whole Manafort trial is very sad .. I think that’s a very sad day for our country … I think it’s very sad what they’ve done to Paul Manafort.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 17, 2018
Rep. Lieu: If the President pardoned Paul Manafort it “would be grounds for impeachment….” I don’t think Republicans would act on that which is why this November “voters across America have a chance to change the makeup of Congress” https://t.co/ar88ZglVQS pic.twitter.com/prTRoewni5
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) August 16, 2018