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Think we have to be concerned with the prospect you mentioned which is the president might choose to obstruct justice and try to take away any incentive that manafort has to cooperate by pardoning him. and if he were to do that, then in terms of this cooperation agreement and all the rest of that, that really goes away. the case goes away. there is no repercussion for lack of cooperation if manafort gets pardoned. so i dont think were beyond that possibility. >> if the president did issue that k...

Which is the president might choose to obstruct justice and try to take away any incentive that manafort has to cooperate by pardoning him. and if he were to do that, then in terms of this cooperation agreement and all the rest of that, that really goes away. the case goes away. there is no repercussion for lack of cooperation if manafort gets pardoned. so i dont think were beyond that possibility. >> the president did issue that kind of a pardon for mr. manafort, i think about the politics of t...

Ten counts but his admissions can be introduced. its basically the nail in the kof ip. -- coffin. he should have gotten the message how old and clear but if he has information pertinent to whether the president is obstructing justice, mueller is going to hear that. also we have to be concerned with the president might choose to obstruct justice and try to take away any incentive that manafort has to cooperate by pardoning him. if he were to do that, then in terms of this cooperation agreement an...

Be introduced. basically, its nail in the coffin. there wont be another hung jury on those ten counts. i think he ought to have gotten the message loud and clear. but also, if he has information pertinent to whether the president is obstructing justice, mueller is going to want to hear that, and also i think we have to be concerned with the prospect you mentioned which is the president might choose to obstruct justice and try to take away any incentive that manafort has to cooperate by pardoning...

Thinking about whether or not he wants to intervene to spring paul manafort by pardoning him. this first criminal trial in the eastern district of virginia had its last witnesses on the stand related to something having to do with the trump campaign and they had their last motions argued in court today related to something having to do with the trump campaign and the last batch of physical evidence the prosecution introduced in court was again about this one part of the manafort case in virginia...

That second trial. it is striking that prosecutors from robert muellers office, the special counsels office, they have steered this first manafort case to be much more about the trump campaign than we thought it was going to be at the out set. that may affect the presidents thinking about whether or not he wants to intervene to spring paul manafort by pardoning him. this first criminal trial in the eastern district of virginia had its last witnesses on the stand related to something having to do...

President, he has material on many things hes done over the years. the key thing im wondering as a reporter is this really a play for a pardon. davis denies that it is. michael cohen has not said nilg overt about looking for a pardon. people are skeptical and they say maybe theyre trying to signal to president trump, if you want to stop this, this release of tapes and protect yourself from cohens information, which hes signalling he has a lot of information, maybe that puts him in play for a par...

Serious violation of ethics and lawyer client privilege. >> bret: could it be disbarred? >> if cohen willfully and deliberately leaked its content, there could be serious consequences, but i dont want to get there. i dont want to go there because i dont know the answer and i dont believe in accusing people until we know the facts. >> bret: what about the substance of what is talked about and what it indicates, that perhaps michael cohen has gotten to a place where hes going to cooperate with fed...

Folks, because on one level, if president trump he ever plans--n ever plans on pardoning them, these people may cooperate with the federal government and then the cat is out of the bag. on the other hand, if president trump did pardon these people, politically it would be very damaging for him. someone like michael cohen has no idea and cannot count on the president pardoning him. i have to imagine all the time, while hes not been talking to the president, he has been in communication with the g...

Ruled last month that she could begin to gather evidence on ten womens allegations of misconduct against president trump. lawyers from both sides issued demands for documents for discovery by july 13th. meanwhile, trumps lawyers are appealing that decision to have the president deposed. lawyers for imprisoned governor rod blagojevich have asked for clemency, days after the president expressed interesting in pardoning him, former celebrity apprentice on convictions for seeking favors foray poin...