BREAKING: Manafort Plea Deal Includes Cooperation With Prosecutors

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In a bombshell development, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is cooperating with the special counsel as part of the plea deal in his federal criminal trial.

The deal, announced in a D.C. courtroom Friday by federal prosecutor Andrew Weissman, included a “17 page cooperation agreement,” according to Washington Post reporter Spencer Hsu.

Journalists in the courtroom also reported that the “remaining charges” against Manafort would be dropped either at sentencing or at the end of his cooperation.

It’s unclear if Weissman was referring to the charges Manafort was facing in D.C. or the 10 counts that a Virginia jury hung on in his separate criminal trial there.

This news represents a huge blow to President Trump. Just a few weeks ago, Trump tweeted that he respected Manafort’s refusal to “break” and cooperate with federal prosecutors, calling him a “brave man.”

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  1. Avatar for j.dave j.dave says:

    The lawyers wired in
    They had Mueller coming in
    And the toddler in chief was in panic.

  2. I will believe it, when I see it, ‘cooperation’ is such a flexible word…

  3. Avatar for erik_t erik_t says:

    warning: requires large hands

  4. The tweetstorm is going to be truly, truly epic on this one. Wowza!

    If Giuliani has any sense at all (don’t laugh, I’m serious), he’ll lock Trump in a room without his phone.

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