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Disclosed a mere few hours ago …
Manafort considering plea deal to avoid second trial: report
by John Bowden, The Hill — 09/07/18
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is reportedly considering an agreement with prosecutors that would involve him pleading guilty on some charges in exchange for avoiding a second trial set to begin this month in Washington, D.C.
A source close to Manafort's negotiations told Bloomberg News that the former Trump associate's lawyers have discussed the number of charges Manafort may admit to and the length of a sentence to be recommended by prosecutors.
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Manafort is due to be sentenced on those counts [from the first trial] later this year.
One of those counts, failing to report foreign bank accounts, carries a maximum of five years in prison; and he was found guilty on two count of bank fraud, which carry a maximum sentence of 30 years.
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I guess he figured he’s racked up enough years in the convictions from the first trial, that taking the fall for a fool, is no longer worth it.
He worried if he’s bargaining. I suspect he will end up doing time (some time) for the first trial’s convictions, even if Manafort cuts a deal in the second trial. In any event, it looks like Manafort wants to spill the beans, on the has-been celebrity who would be King.
Hopefully some here with more legal background that me, can estimate how a Plea Deal now, might impact the convictions already in the ‘sentencing’ pipeline.
Here’s more from Twitter on: Manafort Deal.
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