Discussion: Manafort Lawyer: Plea Deal Was For 'Conduct That Dates Back Many Years'

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Does it include the Reagan administration?

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Can I haz pardon naow?

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“…and when I say ‘many years,’ we’re talking one to two.”

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"This is for conduct that dates back many years and everybody should remember that.”

Yes, quite a bit of the conduct occurred all the way back in March through August of 2016.
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Manafort’s jail visitation logs would make for an interesting read. Especially those moving forward from today.

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I initially read that as saying, “Remember Manafort has been engaged in illegal behavior for a LONG time–this is not some new development.” I was surprised that his lawyer would emphasize that fact. Maybe that’s not what he meant?

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The Big Dumb Fuck Weightlifting Attorney for Paul Manafort broke with hundreds of years of Common Law tradition by holding a press conference after his client agreed to plead guilty and become a Witness for the Crown.

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Not to say what Mueller still has that he could be charged with if he doesn’t cooperate.

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“He wanted to make sure that his family was able to remain safe and live a good life.”

Did anyone else read that and go Who-ah? That is the most compelling statement as to what is going on behind Manafort’s life.

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Manafort Lawyer: Plea Deal Was For ‘Conduct That Dates Back Many Years’.

To the October Revolution of 1917.

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This is for conduct that dates back many years and everybody should remember that.

Dates back many years? Really?

– Count One is for conduct “From in or about and between 2006 and 2017.”
– Count Two is for conduct “From in or about and between February 23, 2018 and April 2018.”

I guess if you were born yesterday that would be a long time ago. But I wasn’t born yesterday…

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However, a source close to the defense told POLITICO, “the cooperation agreement does not involve the Trump campaign. … There was no collusion with Russia.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/14/former-trump-campaign-chairman-paul-manafort-appears-to-reach-plea-deal-823882
Politico is generally pretty reliable.

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“Conduct that dates back many years” is this new stock phrase excuse?

“Yes I screwed up and please forgive me that was so many Scaramuccies ago”
What you mean what I did was wrong? When did that happen, it seems it was only 2 Scaramuccies that this was acceptable."

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lol wut

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Ancient history!

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Maybe as compared to Individual-1, if that’s the standard? Low bar though.

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“Plea deal was for conduct that dates back many years…”

The temerity runs deep with this crew!

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"This is for conduct that dates back many years and everybody President Trump should remember that.”

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"This is for conduct that dates back many years and everybody President Trump Individual-1 should remember that.”

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