September 28, 2018

Paul Manafort's deal showcases once again the staggering competence of Robert Mueller's team

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/9/14/1795737/-Paul-Manafort-s-deal-showcases-once-again-the-staggering-competence-of-Robert-Mueller-s-team
"The news that Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort’s guilty plea includes a cooperation agreement with the special counsel’s office marks a huge shift in the investigation of connections between the Trump campaign and Russia. It also demonstrates—and not for the first time—just how the team under Special Counsel Robert Mueller builds detailed cases, moves forward with one inexorable step after another, and stays absolutely leak-proof in every instance. Politico reports that just hours before the announcement, White House staffers fully expected Donald Trump to pardon Manafort of all charges. Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani spent the earlier part of the week praising Manafort for not being “a flipper"."