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>> that was a departure for how they have been talking about him to this point. >> and it was a more forceful defense or attack on those prosecuting manafort. it stood out in both of those ways. i think there is interesting back story on how it came out. it was an e-mail sent to the "wall street journal" reported by another media outlet. they wanted to get it out there, and i think probably it fits into the paradigm where theyre trying to say nice things about manafort that makes him feel good t...

I think that is disingenuous. they poo poo the investigation, they cast it as an witch hunt even when it pertains to him who, lets face it, theyre under pressure to bring an indictment against someone, and manafort is the guy the most likely suspect there. they want to make sure that he stays on their good side because there is concern among folks that i talk to in trump world that he could flib on them and if he did he might have the most to be able to say that would have negative consequences ...

Counsels office about a possible plea deal, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions. the post reports it this way, quote, the people, who spoke on the condition of an anonymity to describe the conversations, cautioned that the negotiations may not result in a deal with special counsel robert mueller, who is prosecuting manafort for alleged money laundering and lobbying investigations. but the discussions indicate a possible shift in strategy for manafort who early this year cho...

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>> thats as president trump tries to defend his former campaign chairman as a jury in virginia ends a second day of deliberations in the manafort trial with no verdict in sight. >> i think the whole manafort trial is very sad when you look at whats going on. i think its a very sad day for our country. >> well, now that is absolutely true. it is a very sad day for our country. its a very sad day for our country when a candidate for the highest office in the nation puts his campaign in hands of ma...

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