Tag: Russia investigation

Jeffery Toobin: President Trump “Is Telling Paul Manafort In Effect, Hang In There, You Don’t Have To Cooperate And You Don’t Have To Worry About Mueller Because You May Be Getting A Pardon Is Wildly, Wildly Inappropriate.” JEFFERY TOOBIN: “This is an incredibly inappropriate thing to say. Whether it’s actually an obstruction of justice or part of an impeachable offense, you know, that requires greater analysis and knowledge of the full facts but the fact that he [President Trump] is telling Paul Manafort in effect, hang in there, you don’t have to cooperate and you don’t have to worry about Mueller because you may be getting a pardon is wildly, wildly inappropriate.” [New Day, CNN, 11/29/18; Video]

Willie Geist: “Just Days After We Learned The Special Counsel Wants To Scrap Paul Manafort’s Plea Deal, President Trump Is Now Publicly Discussing A Possible Pardon For His Former Campaign Chairman.” WILLIE GEIST: “Let’s dive right in. Just days after we learned the special counsel wants to scrap Paul manafort’s plea deal, president trump is now publicly discussing a possible pardon for his former campaign chairman. In an oval office interview, president trump left open the possibility of a pardon telling the paper, it was never discussed, but I wouldn’t take it off the table. Why would I take it off the table?” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 11/29/18; VIDEO]

Willie Geist: “The President Floating The Idea Of A Pardon When He Was Asked. He Said It’s Not Off The Table. That Has To Be Music To Paul Manafort’s Ears Who Is Now Without His Cooperation Deal.” WILLIE GEIST: “In that interview, the president criticized Robert Mueller’s investigation claiming that manafort, Roger stone, and stone associate Jerome Corsi were all asked to lie. If you tell the truth, you go to jail, trump said. You know this flipping stuff is terrible. But I had three people, manafort, Corsi, I don’t know Corsi, but they refuse to say what he demanded. It’s actually very brave, the president said, of the trio and I’m telling you, this is McCarthyism. We are in the McCarthy era. This is no better than McCarthy, says the president of the united States talking about the special counsel’s investigation. Joyce, let’s pick through that a little bit and start with you on the president floating the idea of a pardon when he was asked. He said it’s not off the table. That has to be music to Paul Manafort’s ears who is now without his cooperation deal.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 11/29/18; VIDEO] Continue reading “Want to Know More About: Paul Manafort Plea Deal Collapse?”