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Paul manafort worked for me for a very short period of time. >> you knew him for decades and you knew what he was about. here's the thing, manafort's money problems are a problem for the president. one of the things he lied about was using a trump super pack to pay down his net. but the big question that we still don't know the answer to is why manafort went south on mueller. he had a deal. tell us the truth and you'll do well here. i would have avoided years in prison. prosecutors say he may have been playing for a pardon but like you heard me say about so much in this story, why lie? the pat...

Substantial use and now all eyes turn to judge amy berman jackson. leave it to a woman. paul manafort will appear before her next week to get sentences for the conspiracy-related crimes which could get him another ten years behind bars. however, the really big question is if judge jackson allows manafort to serve his time concurrently or the new sentence is added to the old one. i will bring in justice reporter julia ainsley at the justice department and kristen welker at the white house. julia, what could you tell us about the sentencing from judge ellis and will manafort get a similar recept...

Illegal effort. his efforts at misdirection are further proof he has not accepted responsibility for his criminal conduct, unquote. a lack of remorse, might that weigh in on his sentencing? >> certainly, jake. remorse and acceptance of responsibility are key factors at every sentencing. that's one thing that this judge will be looking for today. will manafort address the court? if i was advising him i would tell him, you are speaking and you are going to express genuine remorse for what you did. judges put a lot of stock in that. that is absolutely fair play at sentencing. i do agree with shan...

Going to be very interesting to see what all comes out with flynn, cohen, et cetera, to see will these people get a pardon? will manafort, will trump pardon these people? this is going to be a very interesting point to that. >> you just jogged my memory. because the question i wanted to ask is, how likely is it because of what's going to happen with flynn and manafort and comey that in these next five days, we could see president trump take action in ways that everyone has said from the very beginning, if you do this, i.e., pardon fill in the name, that this will spell political doom. >> that'...

So they have to be very careful. reporter: starr like many democrats believes manafort's plea deal is a accep deal is a l event in the probe. >> we are closer to get together truth. it's terrific for the investigation and frankly for the american people. reporter: he enforced a point that the timing of all this is less of a deal for the president and flipping manafort gives mueller's team the upper hand moving forward. arthel: let's bring in former federal and criminal defense attorney, emily canpagno. will manafort tell mr. mueller