I thought this story by the Guardian deserved it’s own thread. Interesting that it is published the day after Mueller’s team filed their report to the judge. I would say Manafort is spending the rest of his days in prison.
Some interesting tidbits… The Guardian is reporting, in detail, what Manafort was wearing the day he made the visit in March 2016. Almost like someone has video…
I mean, it sounds terribly believable, and it makes sense, but it’s still an anonymously sourced article. I’m willing to take it at face value until there’s further corroboration. I’m willing to take things like this at face value until it’s proven, but even if there were video of him going in and out and a video of a conversation with Assange, Trump supporters would declare it #FakeNews, irrelevant, truth isn’t truth, etc.
Trump is even better at conditioning his followers than right-wing talk radio has been for the last few decades.
That brings up a good point. The lawyers for Trump and the WH are few in number, and they’re not good. Every other Presidential scandal had the country’s top legal talent and as much as needed.
But the difference is Trump’s ability to plan and manage, his unmatched discipline and ability to think 11 moves ahead.