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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsManafort Guilty! (Updated) 5 tax counts; 1 failure to report
Foreign bank account; 2 more bank fraud counts.
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More deliberation could not help on remaining counts.
MSNBC reporting.
Ken Dilanian now saying judge will accept 8 verdicts and declare mistrial on other 10 IF they tell him more deliberation will not help.
UpdateKen says Judge WILL announce verdict today.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)spooky3
(34,476 posts)And I think thats what a lot of DUers have said too.
lame54
(35,321 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)honest.abe
(8,685 posts)I will take 8 guilty verdicts.
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)Not guilty on the 8. Makes sense to get the easiest charges out of the way.
honest.abe
(8,685 posts)Not possible a jury in Alexandria could unanimously agree to not guilty on any of the counts.
spooky3
(34,476 posts)spooky3
(34,476 posts)Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)I will take it. Plus they can torture Manafort some more with the threat of a new trial on the remaining 10 charges.
spooky3
(34,476 posts)spooky3
(34,476 posts)Manafort on those counts.
Maybe they would get a better judge next time?
murielm99
(30,761 posts)was retried. They simplified things, and Rod will be in jail for a loooong time.