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The president will be helpful. so i agree with neil, ironically, trump has been doing things to make the report shorter. fighting the investigation that's going to give congress a lot more space in any kind of impeachment investigation. >> last thing, do you think this manafort pleading, assuming it comes tonight, he has a midnight deadline. do you think this is going to be the definitive tale of why this guy matters in the probe as opposed to his previous life and what he was doing to cover any debts he had? give me a quick answer? >> i don't think it will be definitive but it will tell us a ...

President and didn't find conspiracy to commit federal crimes. everything he said that clears the president will be helpful. so i agree with neil, ironically, trump has been doing things to make the report shorter. that's going to give congress a lot more space in any kind of impeachment investigation. >> last thing, do you think this manafort pleading, assuming it comes tonight, he has a midnight deadline. do you think this is going to be the definitive tale of why this guy matters in the probe as opposed to his previous life and what he was doing to cover any debts he had? give me a quick an...

But there are a couple problems with that. the first is that now that there's this guilty plea, the mueller can pierce this joint defense agreement that mueller -- i'm sorry, that manafort had. and with trump. so if the president suggested anything about a pardon to manafort during the course of preparing their defenses, that's obstruction of justice. the president has wide exposure there. >> right. >> and the other thing is that today manafort admitted to many crimes that would also expose him to state prosecution. the president does not have the power to pardon anyone for a state crime. >> m...

The first is that now that there's this guilty plea, the mueller can pierce this joint defense agreement that mueller -- i'm sorry, that manafort had. and with trump. so if the president suggested anything about a pardon to manafort during the course of preparing their defenses, that's obstruction of justice. the president has wide exposure there. >> right. >> and the other thing is that today manafort admitted to many crimes that would also expose him to state prosecution. the president does not have the power to pardon anyone for a state crime. >> mimi. >> just on that timing question, we're...

Should only be temporary. >> julie: alan dershowitz, always great to see you. thank you for coming on this morning. >> bill: after nearly two weeks the prosecution resting in the trial of paul manafort. the case turning to the defense with the judge expected the rule on key motions today. manafort pleading not guilty, 18 counts against him. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge outside u.s. district court in alexandria, virginia. >> good morning. a short time ago we just got word from inside the courthouse the judge in this case, judge t.s. ellis the third has sealed the proceedi...