Manafort Lawyer: Plea Deal Was For ‘Conduct That Dates Back Many Years’

on August 16, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia.
ALEXANDRIA, VA - AUGUST 16: Kevin Downing, attorney for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, speaks to the media after leaving walking out of the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse after jury delibera... ALEXANDRIA, VA - AUGUST 16: Kevin Downing, attorney for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, speaks to the media after leaving walking out of the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse after jury deliberations ended for the day, August 16, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia. Manafort is on trial and has been charged with bank and tax fraud as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Following Friday’s announcement of Paul Manafort’s cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors, his attorney, Kevin Downing, made remarks outside D.C.’s federal courthouse.

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  1. Does it include the Reagan administration?

  2. Can I haz pardon naow?

  3. “…and when I say ‘many years,’ we’re talking one to two.”

  4. "This is for conduct that dates back many years and everybody should remember that.”

    Yes, quite a bit of the conduct occurred all the way back in March through August of 2016.
  5. Manafort’s jail visitation logs would make for an interesting read. Especially those moving forward from today.

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