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Paul Manafort To Plead Guilty, Avoid Second Trial

NBC News reports: Paul Manafort, formerly President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, is expected to plead guilty to a federal conspiracy charge that accused him of money laundering, tax fraud, and lying to investigators, according to a document filed in federal court. A superseding criminal information against Manafort, 69, was filed Friday in the District of Columbia, which alleges a conspiracy …

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REPORT: Paul Manafort Reaches “Tentative” Plea Deal

ABC News reports: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has tentatively agreed to a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller that will head off his upcoming trial, sources familiar with the negotiations tell ABC News. The deal is expected to be announced in court Friday, but it remains unclear whether Manafort has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors or is …

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Giuliani: I’m Not Worried About A Manafort Plea Deal

Politico reports: The prospect of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort cutting a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller’s office to avoid a second criminal trial set to open next week doesn’t concern President Donald Trump or his legal team, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani told POLITICO. “We can see a reason why he might want to do that. What’s …

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REPORT: Manafort Wants “No Cooperation” Plea Deal

ABC News reports: Sources tell ABC News that Mueller’s office is seeking cooperation from Manafort for information related to President Donald Trump and the 2016 campaign. Manafort, however, is resisting and his team is pushing prosecutors for a plea agreement that does not include cooperation, at least as related to the president, sources said. A spokesperson for Manafort declined to …

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REPORT: Manafort Plea Deal Negotiations Are Ongoing

The Washington Post reports: 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 …

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REPORT: Manafort Weighs Plea Deal In Second Trial

Bloomberg reports: Paul Manafort’s lawyers have talked to U.S. prosecutors about a possible guilty plea to avert a second criminal trial set to begin in Washington this month, according to a person familiar with the matter. By pleading guilty, Manafort could avoid the risk of a longer prison term if he’s convicted at a second trial, as well as the …

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Paul Manafort’s Daughter Files To Change Her Name

The New York Post reports: Paul Manafort’s daughter is ditching the family name. Jessica Manafort, 36, filed paperwork in Manhattan Supreme Court late Friday to change her now-infamous surname to Bond, Jess Bond. “I would like my new name to be Jessica Anne Bond, in place of my present name,” she said in the legal filing. She told The Post …

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Mueller Wants Emails Between Manafort And Lawyer

Politico reports: Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team wants to review emails between Paul Manafort and one of his former lawyers — messages that would typically be protected by attorney-client privilege. Manafort’s emails are a special case, Mueller’s team argued in a court motion Wednesday. Attorney-client privilege doesn’t apply when the client enlists a lawyer’s help to commit a crime — …

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Manafort Lawyers Seek Change Of Venue For DC Trial

Reuters reports: Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday said they would seek to move his second trial, scheduled to start next month, out of Washington, D.C., due to the highly politicized environment in the nation’s capital. The motion for change of venue will be the second by Manafort after a failed attempt to move his first …

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Biographer: Mike Pence Believes God Is Calling On Him To Function As The “President-In-Waiting” [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Michael D’Antonio, a CNN contributor and biographer who wrote “The Truth About Trump,” said in a new interview that Vice President Mike Pence believes God is “calling him” to “function as a president-in-waiting.” “Absolutely everything Mike Pence does is oriented toward him becoming president,” D’Antonio said during an appearance on CNN on Tuesday in promotion of his …

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White House Officials Expect Pardon For Manafort

Politico reports: President Donald Trump’s lawyers and a cadre of informal White House advisers claim they’ve convinced him not to pardon Paul Manafort — but White House officials expect the president to do it anyway. The president’s characterization of his former campaign chairman as a victim and “brave man” is being read by aides as a signal that Trump wants …

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Giuliani: Trump Asked About Pardoning Paul Manafort Weeks Ago, Was Advised Against Doing So For Now

The Washington Post reports: President Trump asked his lawyers several weeks ago for their advice on the possibility of pardoning his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, his lawyer said Thursday. The subject of pardoning Manafort came up as he faced multiple charges of bank fraud and tax evasion in an Alexandria court and the president was expressing his anger at …

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Al Franken: Manafort Won’t Flip Because He Knows If He Talks The Russians Will Surely “Seek Retribution”

Posted to former Sen. Al Franken’s Facebook page: Sean Spicer, who served President Trump for a very limited amount of time, described Paul Manafort as someone “who played a very limited role for a very limited amount of time” in the Trump campaign. That “very limited role,” of course, was “campaign chairman.” And during Manafort’s “very limited time” with the …

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Trump: Flipping Almost Ought To Be Illegal [VIDEO]

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump has complained that Michael Cohen flipping on him to get a better plea deal isn’t fair and should be made illegal. In an interview with Fox & Friends broadcast Wednesday morning, the president went on a rant about “flippers” two days after his longtime attorney implicated him in a federal crime in his guilty …

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MAGA Hat-Wearing Paul Manafort Juror Says Lone Holdout Blocked Conviction On All 18 Counts [VIDEO]

Fox News reports: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team was one holdout juror away from winning a conviction against Paul Manafort on all 18 counts of bank and tax fraud, juror Paula Duncan told Fox News in an exclusive interview Wednesday. “It was one person who kept the verdict from being guilty on all 18 counts,” Duncan, 52, said. She added …

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Trump Lavishes Praise On “Brave” Manafort, Claims Cohen Pleaded Guilty To Things “That Are Not A Crime”

The Week reports: The traditional reward for acts of unimaginable bravery is a Purple Heart — but apparently eight felony convictions works in a pinch. President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted on eight counts of felony financial crimes Tuesday. The president has consistently defended Manafort both in person and on Twitter. He added to his online flattery …

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LIVE VIDEO: Trump Holds Rally In West Virginia

Oh, yes. This one we will watch. Patch reports: The rally at the Charleston Civic Center at 7 p.m. comes on the same day Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was found guilty on eight counts in the fraud trial brought by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III. A mistrial was declared in the other 10 counts. Also on Tuesday, …

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BREAKING: Manafort Found Guilty On Eight Counts

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday was found guilty of eight criminal counts, including five counts of tax fraud. In a note to U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis, the jurors said they had not reached a consensus on the 10 remaining counts in the bank fraud and tax crimes trial. Manafort, 69, faces …

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Manafort Jury Appears Deadlocked On 1 Of 18 Counts

CNN reports: The jury in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has asked the judge what would happen if it can’t reach consensus on one of the 18 counts it is deliberating. Judge T.S. Ellis is preparing instructions to the jury to continue deliberations Tuesday morning, he said in court. The jury has not yet heard the …

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Poll: Majority Say Trump Doesn’t Hire The Best People

Politico reports: President Donald Trump repeatedly said during the 2016 election that he would “hire the best people” for his administration, but a new poll Monday shows that most Americans don’t think he delivered on that promise. The new Monmouth University Poll found that only 30 percent of respondents believe that Trump has hired the “best people,” with 58 percent …

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