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Originally Posted by JustRalph
Trumps going to pardon him eventually.
He’s going to sue for malicious prosecution
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Not quite.
http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary...or-real-crimes
Jonathan Turley,......
"True, the Constitution gives a president total discretion in the granting of pardons and commutations. However, it was not designed, and should not be used, to protect figures like Manafort or Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen. Shortly after Manafort was thrown into jail pending trial, Trump lamented, “Wow, what a tough sentence for Paul Manafort, who has represented Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole and many other top political people and campaigns. Didn’t know Manafort was the head of the mob.”
Additionally......
"Mueller filed new charges against Manafort in February, but did not include a raft of potential fraud and tax charges. As Vox reported, this omission could be a choice to create room for states to bring forward other charges should Trump pardon Manafort. "
