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Dangling pardons. some people have suggested that it is coming close to the line almost of a bribe. i mean, is he offering manafort basically a pardon in exchange for, you know, him not cooperating? so, i mean, you know, could the lawyers be talking to each other? maybe. i think he should not be talking about it at all. it is dangerous territory. >> but do you interpret this as that, that the president is sending messages out to manafort, don't cave? >> yes. it really does seem that way, particularly after the trial, particularly when at the trial manafort's lawyer in the closing argument was ...

All bets are off. lindsey graham came out and said that, again, he does not think the president should do anything before november but afterwards he said that he feels the president has the right to have an attorney general who he trusts. if the republicans maintain control of the house or close control, i think all bets are off for sessions, that the president could fire him, that he has been given the signal that that would be okay. and if you don't have democratic control of the house i think he will feel there won't be major repercussions for it. >> there's also some new reporting tonight ...

So as rudy giuliani's public statements are just simply sowing the ground work or laying the ground work for the political fight to come about whatever mueller discloses. >> here's what we know about what is happening today, david, it's the paul manafort trial. the first trial stemming from the mueller probe. the trial will focus on his lavish life-style. but not collusion as we've been calling it. robert mueller plans to call 35 witnesses. the witnesses include rick gates who is manafort's former business partner and deputy trump campaign chairman and there will be a second trial in september...

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