Seth Abramson: NBC reported Trump told friends he'd be in trouble if Manafort 'flipped'

[triron]

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[Gothmog]

1. Who is surprised by this?

It is clear that Mueller thinks that Manafort is the key to this case

[Bleacher Creature]

3. I'm only surprised that Trump recognizes it.

Manafort has long been the key (Mike Pence please, anyone!), but Trump is so delusional and such a pathological liar that I wouldn't have been surprised if he's convinced himself that he doesn't have to worry about Mueller's investigation.

[poli3]

9. It's because Manafort would have nowhere to run from Putin

His body would end up floating in the potomac.

[Bleacher Creature]

13. Maybe that's why Trump ran.

Secret service protection for life is a good gig if you're wound up too tightly with the Russian crowd.

[TheBlackAdder]

22. It's probably why he eats McDonalds, for fear of consuming a Russian Polonium-210 Cocktail.

[rsdsharp]

37. Secret Service protection is now for only 10 years after leaving office.

Clinton was the last President to have lifetime protection.

[Bleacher Creature]

38. Thanks. I didn't realize that changed.

Knowing that, the crap the Republicans pulled in trying to demonize Obama for their base makes me even more livid.

[malaise]

2. Oops! Collusion and Conspiracy

Manafort will have a hard time evading prison.

Lock them all up!






offto the greatest page.

[bearsfootball516]

4. That's the big question

Is Manafort willing to flip?

[poli3]

10. That might be a question of life or death for Manafort

Mueller wouldn't apply the death penalty, Putin would.

[bearsfootball516]

12. I asked earlier today why Manafort hasn't flipped yet

The general consensus is that he'd rather spend the rest of his life in jail than be murdered by Putin.

[BigmanPigman]

15. Can't the moron pardon him?

[leftynyc]

36. Yes, but

then Manafort would still be forced to testify (if he didn't flee to moscow). He'd still have a russian target on his back.

[Gabi Hayes]

28. Four score, and

Maybe more!

[world wide wally]

5. FLIP! FLIP! FLIP!

[Roland99]

6. How much of that is Der Twitler and his usual flippant talk?

He loves being important and seen as important and wanting loyalty and protection.

[Lulu KC]

7. Impeached is fun, but

an orange jumpsuit would just look so great on him!

[Wounded Bear]

8. Easy to believe...

Manafort had more close ties with the pro-Putin Ukrainians. He spent some time over there, took their money, etc.

He's a pretty obvious choice as the strongest link to Putin.

[Takket]

11. Manafort must be the one drumpf offically ordered to be the go between between drumpf and the

Kremlin. The infamous proof of collusion that we all know exists, we just don't know who was the linchpin for the drumpf crime syndication.

[NightWatcher]

14. So glad he's aware that he's fucked and that he's not going to get away with it

He needs to resign now and throw himself on the mercy of a Nation.

[Volaris]

16. The dude colluded with a foreign power to deprive me of the president I voted for.

What Mercy?

[triron]

24. Not only voted for but gave hundreds of dollars to campaign.

etc. I was literally robbed.

[ffr]

17. Goes to show that conservatives will do anything and I mean anything, to hold onto power

This revelation alone should spark congressional hearings.

What we have here is a complete lack of constitutional government. Conservatives are the dam that is holding back countless charges of corruption and scandals, the likes of which we can only imagine.

[elmac]

19. yes, fascists will even kill to stay in power

just like their buddy putin

[bronxiteforever]

21. [phone]

[TwistOneUp]

18. Manafort is

Manafort is the bag man. He knows where the bodies are buried.

Threaten him with a BIG boyfriend in a small cage for ten years, and Cheetolini is toast.

And I like toast, preferably with butter and jam. 8^)

[Honeycombe8]

20. I haven't read anything to indicate that Manafort has flipped. But it's not over.

Maybe if he ends up facing years in prison (a very real chance of that), he might flip. Changing in the expensive hand made silk suits for orange jumpsuits, losing freedom to shower when you want and eat what you want and be driven around in expensive cars and flaunt your connections.. losing the freedom to go to your different houses to lounge around and make phone calls to important people 'cause you're a big man...maybe then he'll flip, for the chance to be able to do that again. Or maybe he'll off himself, like mobsters do.

[getagrip_already]

23. He is looking at multiple life terms in total.....

Someone was saying that just the charges he already has could add up to a 100 years.

If he hasn't flipped yet, he isn't likely to.

Of course, he may have, and it is being kept quiet to not tip trump off.

But my bet is he is more afraid of putin than he is of muehler.

[CentralMass]

26. Can Trump pardon him ?

[OnDoutside]

30. There's doubt about that, ie pardoning someone to save yourself from

a criminal indictment. There's also the possibility of a state conviction in New York, which Trump can't pardon.

[Eyeball_Kid]

31. If Trumpy pardons Manafort, then Manafort can no longer plead the Fifth,

and he MUST testify. If he doesn't, he goes to jail for contempt, and will stay in jail until he testifies.

If Manafort and Trumpy are indicted as two or more of a conspiracy, Trumpy can't pardon (co-defendant) Manafort because he can't pardon himself.

If Manafort is pardoned under other circumstances, you're right that state crimes are not amenable to pardon.

I'm ready to see the end game. This has dragged on long enough.

[CentralMass]

33. Thank you .

[OnDoutside]

34. Great points, though I'm happy for this to drag into next year and a Dem Congress hopefully.

Every month is an extra nail in the GOP coffin.

[Honeycombe8]

35. I think he should be afraid of Putin, if he's not already...after I saw Maddow's show

She showed what happened to the Putin Puppet Ukrainian candidate's opposition candidate. In a few short weeks he went from being a handsome man to unrecognizable, his face all pockmarked and swollen. He had been poisoned.

Then the Putin Puppet's candidate had another opposition candidate. She was thrown in prison.

Manafort, Maddow said, was working for that Putin Puppet candidate. I think it's no accident that the chant for Hillary was "Lock Her Up." Trump has ordered a continuing investigation of her. Straight out of Putin's handbook.

Maybe that's why Trump is afraid he'll be poisoned.

[Cha]

27. trump sure has lot people around him who tell tales

outta school..

I bet this particular one infuriates him more than the average.

Thanks for Seth, triron

[Gabi Hayes]

29. Cmon...absurd:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/trump-campaign-chief-paul-manafort-called-alleged-russia-46299495

[trueblue2007]

32. HALLELUJAH & PRAISE THE LORD. Impeach Trump's butt now !!