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That's some terrible advice there.

Why do I care that Manafort has been indicted?
Why should other GOP supporeters care.

I read the entire 31 page indictment, and it is clear that he has been doing as charged, large scale money laundering, hiding assets in foreign banks, lying to mortgage companies.

All of this happened well before he was hired by Trump, who hired him for a particular job, and fired him only two months later, when that job - delegate wrangling - was complete.

Perhaps Mueller should resign, but I don't see any reason for Trump to support Manafort - who is merely a common criminal who got caught.

The best defense is an offense. He should *instruct* Sessions to appoint a Special Prosecutor to look into the Clinton Foundation. Maybe a couple, another for the emails.

Old fashioned Conservative: the laws mean what they say and apply equally to everyone, weak and powerful.

Manafort knew damn well he was cheating his taxes for years, he just thought he was too smart and well connected to ever get caught.

No sympathy from me, and I hope none from Trump either.

All of this happened well before he was hired by Trump, who hired him for a particular job, and fired him only two months later, when that job - delegate wrangling - was complete.

Manafort worked for the Trump campaign from March 29 to August 19 of 2016, about four-and-a-half months.

And the indictment states that "In order to hide Ukraine payments from United State authorities, from approximately 2006 through at least 2016, Manafort and Gates laundered the money through scores of United States and foreign corporations, partnerships, and bank accounts." So while he may have started well before he was hired by Trump, Manafort's criminality appears to have continued while he was working for the campaign.

My concern is that they may coerce Manafort into “confessing” to knowledge of Trump wrongdoing of some kind. This is a witch hunt after all and that’s how a witch hunt works. The pardon power needs to be laid out there on the table imo but gently.