he's pleading guilty because he is, in fact, guilty as charged. he has to say he's doing it voluntarily and without any exalternatival pressure and have to disclose everything he's getting from the government in exchange for his plea. this could be a pretty interesting scenario. >> it's not even over when they start doing that. obviously gates, his associate proffered, made a terrible mistake, lied to robert mueller. don't lie to robert mueller never ends well for you. what does mueller and the team have -- a lot of people saying this will deal with the d.c. trial. why would he strike that deal? >> sure. there's some good reasons that a plea might be in everybody's best interest. paul manafort saves a lot of money. by the same token mueller done have to run through the trial the second time. doesn't have the risk that a juror might hold up or vote to acquit. short circuit is an appeal process manafort agrees not to