Former Trump campaign manager to plead guilty in deal with Mueller: court documents

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has agreed to plead guilty to two criminal counts as part of a deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to federal court documents released on Friday.

Manafort will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy against the United States and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Manafort, convicted by a Virginia jury last month on bank and tax fraud charges, was due to go on trial a second time on related charges in Washington.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-trump-campaign-manager-pleads-guilty-mueller-court-133908465--sector.html

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has agreed to plead guilty to two criminal counts as part of a deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to federal court documents released on Friday.

Manafort will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy against the United States and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Manafort, convicted by a Virginia jury last month on bank and tax fraud charges, was due to go on trial a second time on related charges in Washington.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-trump-campaign-manager-pleads-guilty-mueller-court-133908465--sector.html

Sooo.... how do we go from tax fraud.... 12 friggin years ago.... to "conspiracy against the United States" and "conspiracy to obstruct justice"?   Did it go something like this....

"Hey Paul... we know you're a tax fraud from way back, but we like ya (birds of a feather) .... so if you will implicate Trump like we want... we'll give you a break 'now'.  If not, we will ruin you.  Your choice".

[Concerned]

You do the crime, you should do the time.  That's what law and order is all about.  It'll be interesting to see what the details of his "deal" are.

EDIT:  Now reported that Manafort will cooperate with Mueller.