Interviews with political figures and news updates. Will he offer Paul Manafort a pardon . That remains to be seen when our own Peter Alexander asked him that question last week. He said hes not really thinking about the. But he didnt dismiss that its on the table. I would also point out, andrea, it was striking to hear the president last night at that Campaign Rally in West Virginia. Yes, he referred to the witch hunt. Yes, he took aim at the media, some of his familiar targets. But he really largely stayed on message. And you have to ask the question, if some of the wind has been taken out of his sails when to comes to attacking the Special Counsel, andrea. On his way to West Virginia as he was arriving, he said he felt badly for both manafort and cohen, clearly he was asked about both, he said he feels badly for both. Thats before the transcript from the court was released. Once the transcript was released and it was very clear that Michael Cohen had very explicitly implicated the
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or other authorities, local or state, should proceed with cases against paul manafort to the extent that the double jeopardy clause permits it. if he broke state laws or other federal laws, and they have not been prosecuted by the special counsel, they have an obligation to vindicate the rule of law. senator richard blumenthal of connect, thank you very much. we continue with this sentencing decision by judge jackson. franklin fuller, this the first really big case so far. we re still awaiting the flynn sentencing, which has now been postponed again at his request and the prosecution last night agreeing with it. so this is the first big moment with someone that close to the white house. and i think it needs to be chalked up as a win for robert mueller. i also think that even though this represents some finality
possibility that paul manafort might be pardoned. otherwise there would be no reason to do it. he s going to serve time for these charges unless he s pardoned. if he were to be pardoned by the president, a president can only pardon someone for a federal offense. so if the state files charges, president could not affect that sentence. so that, i assume, is the reason for this. shouldn t come as any surprise because many state prosecutors in new york, there s been some discussion here in virginia where the bank fraud charges were, about whether there would be separate state charges. but this idea seems to have gained most traction in new york. so i assume that s the reason. nothing is going to happen on these charges because he s not going to be available to appear in court on them. he ll be he s going to be otherwise engaged when he s sentenced to federal prison, andrea. pete williams, thank you so much for everything. to glenn kirchner and ken dilanian and franklin, stephanie
attorney was really downcast after this verdict. let s play that tape. mr. manafort is disappointed of not getting acquittals all the way through or a complete hung jury on all counts. he is evaluating all of his options at this point. now, we should point out that on the hill just now, senator lindsey graham, who was just playing golf with the president in new jersey over the weekend, very close to the president, said that a pardon for paul manafort would not go over well. franklin fuller, this could raise questions of obstruction, a pardon at this stage for paul manafort, since the president has now been implicated in a larger issue than just the new york issue. the timing here is so awkward, manafort has this trial. he doesn t know what else mueller is pursuing that relates to him. when will trump issue the