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Special counsel. Is he hoping for a pardon from President Trump . Not only is he not hoping for, he would not accept a pardon. We all knew that this was going to be used as a hush money kind of payment from Campaign Finances. You knew at the time . We knew. The conviction of Paul Manafort is another blow to President Trump and a boost for Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Mr. Manafort is disappointed of not getting acquittals all the way through or a complete hung jury on all counts. He is evaluating all of his options at this point. Its a bad day for the president and im sure he understands tha...

With our campaign. that would be a straight-up lie. months ago "the new york times" raised the prospect of donald trump pardoning manafort. let's take a look at how the pardon would actually work. the president can forgive someone from a crime or excuse them from punishment. we should also note that the president can extend a pardon to someone who's not yet even been convicted of a crime. while its broad, there are some limitations that apply here. first, a presidential pardon can only be extended to those convicted of crimes in a federal court. that's the case for manafort. had he been faci...