Manafort plea deal a pivotal moment in Mueller probe — and in midterms
By Brent Budowsky, opinion contributor — 09/14/18 02:45 PM EDT
In a landmark, defining and historic moment in the investigation of the Russian attack against America, former Trump presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort has copped a plea with special counsel Robert Mueller and agreed to cooperate.
This dramatic event will make Mueller’s credibility soar with the American people. It will make his leverage soar with all parties for the remainder of the investigation. It will make the consequences of a potential Manafort pardon or “Saturday Night Massacre†so devastating for President Trump that both are now unlikely. And it will give Democrats a huge and powerful lift in the midterm elections.
The Trump strategy of launching massive attacks against Mueller, the Department of Justice and the FBI was a disastrous failure before today’s plea bargain was announced. Since these attacks began, Mueller’s popularity has risen dramatically and Trump’s popularity has fallen even further.
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