Do We Remember That Manafort Picked Pence?

[deminks]

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/do-we-remember-that-manafort-pick-pence

Do we remember that Mike Pence was Paul Manafort’s choice for Veep? Trump was set on Chris Christie and didn’t seem terribly comfortable with Pence. But Manafort was dead set on it and even resorted to tricking Trump about mechanical problems on his plane to keep Trump in Indianapolis to seal the deal with Pence.

From a 2016 report from CBS …

Christie, the first former presidential candidate to get behind Trump after a poor showing in the New Hampshire primary, had assumed a high profile role on the campaign prior to the Convention – reaching out to donors and potential high profile supporters.

Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign manager at the time, allegedly had another idea in mind.

Manafort had arranged for Trump to meet with his first choice for the job on July 13: Indiana Governor Mike Pence. Afterwards, the plans was for Trump and Pence to then fly back to New York together and a formal announcement would be made, a campaign source said of Manafort’s thinking.

What had previously been reported as a “lucky break” by the New York Times was actually a swift political maneuver devised by the now fired campaign manager. Set on changing Trump’s mind, he concocted a story that Trump’s plane had mechanical problems, forcing the soon-to-be Republican nominee to stay the night in Indianapolis for breakfast with the Pence family on Wednesday morning.

Swayed by Pence’s aggressive pitch, Trump agreed to ditch Christie and make Pence his VP the following day, according to a source.

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And still no mention of Pence being interviewed or lawyered up or anything. He lied to the American people about Russian contacts with Trumpco. He is in this up to his eyeballs.

[leftieNanner]

1. I think Mueller is on to Pence

And I also believe that Pence has, in fact, lawyered up.

The Manafort/Pence connection is too weird to not be crooked.

[Corvo Bianco]

2. Pence has had a lawyer for the Russia probe for over a year now )

http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-vice-president-pence-has-hired-an-1497564319-htmlstory.html

He goes down with all of them I'm not worried a smidge about it.

[SHRED]

3. And Pence picked Flynn

Even knowing Flynn was a foreign agent.

[democratisphere]

4. Comrade Pence stands ready to step in and serve Master Putin

with a moments notice.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. That might mean a whole lot or it might mean very little.

Manafort was Trump's campaign manager at the time, so his input on running mate selections would have been expected, regardless of Russian collusion.

[2naSalit]

6. Better not forget! ...nt

[blueinredohio]

7. I repeat this every chance I get. I remember.

[global1]

8. Swayed By Pence's Aggressive Pitch? What?.....

Aggressive? Seems out of character for Pence? Have you ever seen Pence be aggressive on anything? Is there another side to Pence that we don't know about?