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BREAKING NEWS: Manafort Jury Reached Verdict on 8 Counts, Hung on 10

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on August 21, 2018 · Flag

UPDATE: Manafort Guilty on eight charges, mistrial declared on the other 10. Manafort still faces a second trial on other charges.

DEVELOPING: Fox News just announced that the jury in the Paul Manafort case has reached a verdict on eight of the 18 charges against him but is unable to reach a verdict on the remaining 10.

Manafort jury has reached verdict on 8 counts, can't reach consensus on 10 counts

— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 21, 2018

Manafort guilty on 8 counts, CNN just reported. Mistrial on 10 counts.

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 21, 2018

UPDATE: The Washington Post explains Manafort's situation:

Manafort was convicted on five counts of filing false tax returns, one count of not filing a required IRS form, and two bank fraud counts.

[...]

Manafort faces a second trial in September in Washington DC, on charges that he failed to register as a lobbyist for the Ukraine government, and conspired to tamper with witnesses in that case. Manafort has been in jail since June as a result of the witness tampering charges.

As Vox notes, prosecutors could charge Manafort again with the 10 counts not decided by the jury. Meanwhile, there's a question as to whether Manafort will turn on Trump, though it seems he's more likely looking for a pardon.

Manafort faces a maximum of 80 years in prison from the five convictions today.

UPDATE: Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to multiple counts of tax evasion and bank fraud and to violating campaign finance laws at Trump's direction.

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truman commented 2018-08-21 18:39:58 -0400 · Flag
Orange Dumbo sez: “I only hire the bigly best.” Flynn, Manofart and Cohen.
Kevin Koster commented 2018-08-21 17:40:33 -0400 · Flag
And Michael Cohen just pled guilty to multiple counts, including that he paid off women specifically to influence the election and “at the direction of the candidate”. Cohen is looking at 3-5 years in prison as part of the plea deal.

Expect to see some delightful Tweets from the Pence White House spokesman by tomorrow morning.








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