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Be determined, end quote. the plea discussions on this, the second upcoming case, quote, represent a softening in posture for mr. manafort. manafort has fought charges more aggressively than others in the mueller investigation. president trump praised his brave former campaign chairman saying he had, quote, refused to break. it seems manafort was closer toe breaking than we all realized. there is no indication that if manafort had struck a plea deal that he would have cooperated with mueller's team. we know the president's feelings on former allies who cooperate with prosecutors. >> this whole...

>> that's important to consider here. remember, even preindictment plea discussions can go on between federal prosecutors and those charged with a crime eventually. a prosecutor only makes the best offer on the outset. the one that's going to minimize the government's financial resources, if they have something on him, they'll try to minimize their exposure in terms of finances. but that financial hook is important to think about what he's being motivated by. there's talks that this is bankrupting him and the president is not going to bankroll his legal fees. the isolation around fears that wh...

Significant in terms of proof. if a picture's worth a thousand words, we could manage what a video is worth. and so in the event that it goes that far, there could be plea discussions, negotiations, et cetera, between the district attorney and their defense lawyers, but if it goes that far, think about it for one second. you're on that jury. you see that videotape. what does it do to you? what does it do to your feel little, to your emotions, to your thoughts about who can possibly do such things? where is the humanity of it? i think it plays in very significantly as far as the compellingness ...

They can doing, broadcasting it, laughing about it, broadcasting it, celebrating what they were doing, of course. that number one is the case. secondly, christi, it's very significant in terms of proof. you know, if a picture is worth a thousand words, we can imagine what a video is worth. so, in the event that, again it goes that far. there could be plea discussions, negotiations, et cetera, between the district attorney and their defense lawyers. but if it goes that far. think about it for one second, christie. you're on that jury. you see that videotape, what does it do to you? what does it...

Contested in and out of the courtroom, secret plea discussions that would have spared anthony's life were beginning. it was anthony who shut them down. >> casey wouldn't have any part of it. she was very angry -- she didn't want to talk about it. she didn't want to hear it. >> reporter: so the trial went on, and then that verdict heard round the world. >> juror number 12, were these your true and correct verdicts? >> yes. >> thank you. >> reporter: anthony was free. but the hatred against her was stronger than ever. >> caylee, caylee, caylee! >> reporter: the public's opinion of casey hasn't c...