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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRick Wilson: Here's why Paul Manafort doesn't flip and squeal
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2/ But if Manafort rolls and starts talking about the Trump campaign, Russia, Russian oligarchs and Vladimir Putin, there's close to a 100% he dies a painful death by polonium poisoning.
3/ The calculus is pretty stark. The immovable object of Manafort's fear has met the irresistible force of Mueller's investigation.
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4/ As a periodic reminder: there is no difference between what RU/RIS, ROC, and oligarchs can deploy against Manafort. It's all of a piece. A radioactive, deadly piece.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)Which do you fear more, a lifetime in jail, or knowing you'll be dead by the end of the year if you squeal.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)The classic Bill Murray line, spoken to Robert DeNiro in "Mad Dog & Glory."
Manafort has every reason to be more frightened of Russia than he is of Trump.
BigmanPigman
(51,610 posts)or death via Putin? He made his bed...the fucking, greedy traitor. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.
lame54
(35,294 posts)MelissaB
(16,420 posts)Link to tweet
briv1016
(1,570 posts)Right now its open season.
Rainbow Droid
(722 posts)AJT
(5,240 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)Without him, it gets a lot harder. That's why Mueller is trying so hard to flip him.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)that they'd rather not give up, if they can use people like Manafort and Gates instead.
njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)believer on every jury, maybe a lot more than one.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He would leave him to rot in jail just because that's the kind of guy he is. Still, I suppose it beats being on Putin's hit list.
MaryMagdaline
(6,855 posts)He may die in prison, but at least it will be by natural causes
yardwork
(61,650 posts)Putin doesn't care about legal actions in the U.S.
Putin DOES care if he loses the White House and Congress. Can Mueller's investigation affect the election? I think Putin thinks he's got that under control.
I think that Manafort and Gates are holding out because they hope to beat all the charges and live to make a lot more money. They're all narcissists.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)yardwork
(61,650 posts)pnwmom
(108,980 posts)So I won't be surprised if Pence goes down, too.I think he knew about Flynn all along
In any case, neither Pence nor Paul Ryan is Svengali, unlike DT. If DT gets pushed out his fan club won't love the replacement.
yardwork
(61,650 posts)Yavin4
(35,441 posts)He doesn't care about Trump, but he does care about other Russians that Manafort knows. Manafort was planted in the Trump campaign to pay off his debts. Who planted him? That's who Putin wants to protect.
Duppers
(28,125 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)It's what he might tell investigators about his role in propping up Viktor Yanukovych that Putin would prefer to keep mum.
lame54
(35,294 posts)Why isn't he dead yet?
If it's an inevitability it would be done by now
doesn't make sense to wait for him to talk - then strike
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)For one thing, the oligarchs trust Manafort with $millions and they want their money back. If they kill him they'll probably never see their money. But maybe he's playing the same kompromat game that Putin plays?
Kompromat wouldn't help him against the American judicial system but it might save him from an unsavory Putin-style demise. If he's got a "pee tape" or something similar he could threaten to have it released upon his death.
Just sayin'
lame54
(35,294 posts)EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Trump isnt particularly good with loyalty or keeping his promises.
Satch59
(1,353 posts)Mueller is putting pressure on him to flip but isn't it also setting up an obvious connection to this all if Trump pardons him? Seems pretty genius move by Mueller...
Docreed2003
(16,863 posts)Where the suspect chomps down on a cyanide capsule
lindysalsagal
(20,692 posts)If Putin can get to manafort, he can get to frump, and the kids.