he has within a year of his sentence, he can move for a reduction in that sentence under the federal rules if he cooperates. so it is not over until it's over. and a very heavy sentence like this could wind up basically putting him in a position where he has no choice but to tell the truth. >> i want to say now, when you look at this win for mueller on three points which allows him to throw book back at paul manafort, and you combine that with the very tiny clues we got in other proceedings about what they're investigating and whether there were russia deals, sanctions or otherwise, put it all together for us. thank you, nick. put it all together for us. >> i think the key thing now is, first to nick's appointment, yes, he could try cooperate again or do even a post conviction, post sentencing cooperation agreement. but to say that paul manafort has a credibility problem moving