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Boeing jet. president trump follows the rest of the world basically in finally grounding that plane. welcome to the lead. im jake tapper. we begin with a one-two punch for manafort today. minutes after he learned he would be going to prison for seven and a half years total the manhattan district attorney announced 16 state charges against him, crimes which he cannot be pardoned if found guilty. his team seemed to be signaling that manafort remains loyal perhaps hinting far pardon. his attorney...

And as somebody who covered the campaign that. >> didnt get along. they didnt like each other. it was acrimonious while he was there. i think its -- >> donald trump get along with all the people that worked for all of you. him? how you live, >> no, he yelled at everybody. what you love. but he certainly got along thats what inspired us to create better with some people than he americas most advanced internet. got along with manafort. internet that puts you in charge. >> a republican campaign. >>...

Now 24 hours -- not the pardon, im sorry. the sentence for paul manafort now 24 hours old. the president was asked about pardoning manafort earlier today. heres what he said. >> i dont even discuss it. the only one discussing it is you. i havent discussed it. >> the irony, of course, of that, maya, is that the president tweeted this morning that he had discussed a pardon with michael cohen and michael cohen had ask him specifically about this. where do you -- where do you stand on what paul mana...

Can support him for his re-election. the political deals he cuts, of course, are with the extreme right wing religious groups that vice president pence brings in. we know they will do anything they can to stifle womens right to choose. other than that, its hard to think of a public agenda they ha have. final question. people have successfully communicated certain red lines to the president before. i think firing mueller, which he tried to do according to reporting, was unable to do because don...

Completely fruitless position to hold. >> it is riding the proverbial bull. maya, lets talk about the pardon. now 24 hours -- not the pardon, im sorry. the sentence. for paul manafort. now 24 hours old. the president was asked about pardoning manafort earlier today. heres what he said. >> i dont even discuss it. the only one discussing it is you. i havent discussed it. >> the irony, of course, of that, maya, is that the president tweeted this morning that he had discussed a pardon with michael c...

Hold. >> it is riding the proverbial bull. maya, lets talk about the pardon. now 24 hours -- not the pardon, im sorry. the sentence. for paul manafort. now 24 hours old. the president was asked about pardoning manafort earlier today. heres what he said. >> i dont even discuss it. the only one discussing it is you. i havent discussed it. >> the irony, of course, of that, maya, is that the president tweeted this morning that he had discussed a pardon with michael cohen and michael cohen had ask hi...

The businesses that he thinks can support him for his reelection. and the deals are with the extreme right wing religious groups that vice president pence brings in and we know theyll do anything they can to stifle womens right to choose but other than that, hard to think of a public agenda other than selling everything off to the highest bidder. >> they have communicated certain redlines before, which is firing mueller. i wonder if pardoning manafort would be such a red line and are you confide...

President and the manafort team. >> kristen welker, the president was asked about pardoning manafort because he had spoken so sympathetically about him. a this is what he had to say today as heha left the white house. >> i dont even discuss it. the only one discussing it is you. i havent discussed it. >> thats what he said to the press. but he certainly seems to be holding that out as something that i think youve probably talked to rudy giuliani and the other lawyers about. >> i e have, andrea. ...

Pardon from the president? >> whatever they are trying to do, im sure that when manafort puts forth the argument this is some sort of a witch hunt and that theres no collusion, that certainly catches the presidents attention. the thing is for manafort, he will get sentenced. if somehow the president pardons him because the president thinks that a pardoning manafort will be good for the president because as i have said many times, the president cares about protecting himself and money. if he thou...

All eyes on the testimony on wednesday. over the weekend we saw the sentencing memo for paul manafort, another person ensnared in the special counsels investigation in the presidents inner circle. and it was scathing. it essentially didnt weigh in on what he should be sentenced with, but it said basically no holds barred because he acted in such an illegal and brazen way. don junior weighed in on this. i want you to listen and get your reaction on the other side. >> they put incredible pressure ...