Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180403:15:49:00
Prosecution. unlike in the manafort, gates, flynn, some of the other convictions here, papadopoulos, those convictions were intended to get somebody's cooperation. there's no cooperation agreement here. doesn't seem that he has anything to tell the special counsel that they don't already know. so, this was a purely, if you'll pardon the expression, a punitive sentence and punitive prosecution to send the message that you can't lie to the special counsel. the judge, in fact, said, that's one of the reasons for the sentence. >> thank you for your great reporting and analysis on this, pete. we wi...