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And the crowd chants: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT??
Mueller: I AM FINALLY GOING AFTER CRIMES THAT WERE COMMITTED WHEN I WAS FBI DIRECTOR!!!!
The dem crowd: YOU DA MAN, BOB!!!!!
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Paul Manafort pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate with Mueller investigation
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN
Updated 1:01 PM ET, Fri September 14, 2018
Washington (CNN)Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department, including in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Manafort pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy against the US and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice due to attempts to tamper with witnesses, according to a court filing Friday.
Prosecutor Andrew Weissmann told the judge Manafort's plea agreement is a "cooperation agreement," and other charges will be dropped at sentencing at "or at the agreement of successful cooperation."
Manafort ‘wanted to make sure that his family was able to remain safe’ before accepting plea deal: attorney
Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump’s campaign, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy charges as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
Manafort’s lawyer, Kevin Downing, told reporters it was a “tough day” for his client. “But he’s accepted responsibility. He wanted to make sure that his family was able to remain safe and live a good life.”
“He has accepted responsibility. And this is for conduct that dates back many years,” Downing added.
Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump’s campaign, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy charges as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
Manafort’s lawyer, Kevin Downing, told reporters it was a “tough day” for his client. “But he’s accepted responsibility. He wanted to make sure that his family was able to remain safe and live a good life.”
“He has accepted responsibility. And this is for conduct that dates back many years,” Downing added.
Key Watergate figure predicts ‘entire Trump family now in jeopardy’ after Manafort plea deal
John Dean, the former White House counsel for President Richard Nixon, said Friday that President Donald Trump’s entire family could be facing legal scrutiny after Paul Manafort’s guilty plea.
Dean is best known as a key witness for the prosecution in the Watergate scandal that brought down Nixon.
“Manafort has flipped!” he wrote on Twitter.
“The entire Trump family now in jeopardy,” Dean added.
Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump’s campaign, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy charges as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
Manafort’s plea deal with Mueller’s office includes an agreement to cooperate with investigators.
John Dean, the former White House counsel for President Richard Nixon, said Friday that President Donald Trump’s entire family could be facing legal scrutiny after Paul Manafort’s guilty plea.
Dean is best known as a key witness for the prosecution in the Watergate scandal that brought down Nixon.
“Manafort has flipped!” he wrote on Twitter.
“The entire Trump family now in jeopardy,” Dean added.
Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump’s campaign, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy charges as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
Manafort’s plea deal with Mueller’s office includes an agreement to cooperate with investigators.