I believe the indictments will come down against Manafort for activities unrelated to the campaign. Manafort was in the FBI's cross-hairs long before he got involved in the Trump campaign, and I suppose he probably has a lifetime's worth of skeletons in his closet. I'm further guessing that the idea is to keep the boot down on Manafort's neck, threatening to prosecute him for every illegal thing he's ever done (which is probably plenty) until he agrees to tell everything he knows about workings of the Trump campaign. His choice will probably come down to spending a lifetime in real prison or ratting out the others, and he seems like a rodent. I wonder, though, if he really has much to offer about the campaign.
I'm starting to think that Manafort and Flynn, who are really pretty small fish in this ocean of schemers, may be the only catch o' the year, but I will be pleasantly surprised if the investigation can cast a wider net and pull in some of the sharks.
I guess that kinda clues in everybody who Mueller is going to indict on Monday.
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DeleteI believe the indictments will come down against Manafort for activities unrelated to the campaign. Manafort was in the FBI's cross-hairs long before he got involved in the Trump campaign, and I suppose he probably has a lifetime's worth of skeletons in his closet. I'm further guessing that the idea is to keep the boot down on Manafort's neck, threatening to prosecute him for every illegal thing he's ever done (which is probably plenty) until he agrees to tell everything he knows about workings of the Trump campaign. His choice will probably come down to spending a lifetime in real prison or ratting out the others, and he seems like a rodent. I wonder, though, if he really has much to offer about the campaign.
I'm starting to think that Manafort and Flynn, who are really pretty small fish in this ocean of schemers, may be the only catch o' the year, but I will be pleasantly surprised if the investigation can cast a wider net and pull in some of the sharks.
Prepare for disappointment.
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