So even if Manafort is found to have committed financial crimes between 2006 and 2013, they can use this to force him to testify that there was collusion between Trump campaign and Russia? Trump did even fire him earlier in the campaign.
He cant be forced to testify.
But there are all kinds of ways to pressure someone to flip. Someone who put away a mafia Don knows how to do it.
People flip to protect their children ..thus if I was involved I would also be looking at the investigations by various people into the shady deals of family that dovetail into the timing . Remember that mueller cant prosecute..but others can
FBI AGENTS once got caught for nefarious activity because of an unrelated Investigation into terrorism of their co conspirator...for which they didnt make the case on terrorism charge. You never know where an investigation Can take you