Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller III thinks Manafort could shed light on any alleged Russian connections Trump might have.
T he indictments handed down this week against Paul Manafort President Trump’s former campaign manager do not implicate the president himself.
Manafort and his former business partner Rick Gates face a dozen charges on money laundering and hiding their work for the Ukraine.
In going after Manafort Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller III has gone fishing hoping that if Manafort’s close relationship with Trump can shed some light on any alleged Russian connections Manafort will strike a plea bargain.
It’s a wild long shot but not a total impossibility contends Gideon Remez who along with his wife Isabella Ginor are fellows at the Truman Institute at Hebrew University.
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