A month ago, I could see them getting one or two charges on guilty, and the rest would be all hung-jury.
Presently, I think the jury will come to the end...maybe agree to one or two guilty situations, and the rest all not-guilty. The judge? He’ll turn to the sentencing part and give the guy a chance to pay fines, and likely avoid all jail. At that point, I think the Mueller team from this case will quit and walk away.
Every future case that Mueller has...will be regarded as beatable.
Prepare for the other one coming up with the Russians getting the lame-Mueller effort, and them walking out of the court as well.
“A month ago, I could see them getting one or two charges on guilty, and the rest would be all hung-jury.”
That’s still about how I see it. The thing is that most of the charges against Manafort are still 5 or 10 year penalty deals, so he could be acquitted of the great majority of charges and still face heavy time. Additionally, he faces charges in a completely different venue and at some point, these liberal areas are going to express their hatred for Trump by convicting Manafort of *something*.
I *do* think Manafort is probably guilty of some number of offenses. Don’t forget that merely lying (”fudging”) on a bank loan app is attempted fraud and has considerable penalties attached.
I *do* think that Manafort would not be in a courtroom at all nor would be facing charges at all had he not become associated with Trump.
“”Prepare for the other one coming up with the Russians getting the lame-Mueller effort, and them walking out of the court as well.””
What makes you think any Russians are going to show up for trial? So far, they haven’t...only a couple of attorneys for the original companies indicted...which came as a BIG surprise to Mueller’s cronies and from all I’ve read, that’s it!