A roundup of the day s events.
justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations. but president trump telling fox he thinks politics matters in prosecutions. if you look at president obama, he had a massive campaign violation, but he had a different attorney general, and they viewed it a lot differently. you know, we have somebody, they seem to like to go after a lot of republicans. reporter: one top republican, now a convicted felon, paul manafort, president trump s former campaign chairman, found guilty by a jury this week of tax crimes and bank fraud. i have great respect for what he s done in terms of what he s gone through. some of the charges they threw against him, every consultant, every lobbyist in washington probably does. reporter: the question now, will the president pardon manafort? his press secretary says he s never discussed it. that s not something that has been up for discussion. i don t have anything for you on that. reporter: his
Now their new message. here s abc s james longman with the abc news exclusive. reporter: one by one, the 12 boys and their soccer coach file in, describing their 17 harrowing days trapped in that flooded thai cave. you thought, i m stuck, i need to find a way to get everyone out and you had some rope, what was your plan? 25-year-old coach ek says he dove into the water with rope, telling three of the boys to hold onto the other end. if i don t tug, it s safe to come through, he says. but if i tug twice, it s dangerous and i m coming back. surviving on water dripping from stalactites in the cave, they remember the miracle moment they were finally found. how many of you? 13? reporter: i was in shock, says adun. we didn t know how many people were outside. we thought once we were out, we d bike back home. now, all healthy and all looking forward to the future. they want to be architects, mechanics, navy s.e.a.l.s, they