Judge Napolitano: Manafort's plea deal is literally "pardon proof". Trump is screwed

[Denizen]

Manafort is screwed and Donald Trump is caught in an impeachment trap if he attempts to pardon Manafort.

Then there is the case of Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner who are both likely to be indicted.

This case will build to a crescendo around the 2020 elections sinking the GOP in Trump slime.

Goodbye Donald Trump and Trumplings. I hope you enjoy jail.

Melania is not immune either. There is still the case of the $30 million missing from the inauguration celebration donations.

Manafort pardon would be impeachable, indictable and convictable

Judge Napolitano: Manafort's plea deal is literally "pardon proof"
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Remember all the fears that Trump could simply pardon Paul Manafort for any federal crimes? Well, rest easy. In what appears to be a stroke of legal genius, Robert Mueller apparently structured the plea deal in a way to take that prospect into account. According to Fox News’ Judge Andrew Napolitano, any attempt to pardon Manafort would not only be political suicide, but would be a waste of effort legally.

Ed Krassenstein mentioned this on Twitter, and I thought it was snark.

Ed Krassenstein
@EdKrassen
BOOM! Judge Napolitano reports that in Paul Manafort's guilty plea, Robert Mueller also required Manafort to plead guilty to uncharged state crimes in New Jersey, Virginia and California to "make it pardon proof".
Robert Mueller is a genius, and Manafort appears to be screwed!
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4:12 AM - Nov 28, 2018

But per Raw Story, it isn’t. Napolitano told Shep Smith about a legal quarter-stick of dynamite contained in the lengthy plea agreement Manafort signed—175 pages worth. Manafort not only pleaded guilty to federal charges of bank fraud, money laundering and bribery, but also the aforementioned state charges.

The beauty of it, per Napolitano?
“Why did they do that? To make it pardon proof so if President Trump, which he can do, does pardon him for the federal crimes the state prosecutors in those states already have his guilty plea.” (emphasis mine)
Well, this is an interesting development. We already knew that if Trump were stupid enough to pardon Manafort, New York state prosecutors would file state-level charges before the ink even had time to dry. But guilty pleas to state charges in New Jersey, Virginia and California? Obviously some other prosecutors are taking a long look at the Trump crime family.

Now Mueller’s team has put Manafort on notice that Manafort’s lies have cost him a chance at a reduced sentence—thus exposing him to enough prison time to make him a decrepit old man if he ever gets out of federal prison alive. And apparently the plea agreement is structured so that there is literally nothing Trump can do to save him.
Simply put, Manafort is screwed eighty ways to Sunday. ...

 

[skye]

like anybody listens to that judge anymore....

nope....he has been compromised.....he is out.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

There is one yoog problem, there is no Russian Collusion

 

[McRocket]

Gotta love the Judge!!!

He always says it like it is - whether it helps the Dems or helps the Reps or helps neither.

 

[McRocket]

There is one yoog problem, there is no Russian Collusion

Are you privy to 100% of the evidence Mueller has - yes or no, please?

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

There is one yoog problem, there is no Russian Collusion

Are you privy to 100% of the evidence Mueller has - yes or no, please?

yes, there is no collusion

 

[saveliberty]

On a scale of one to ten, where does this fit in the things that liberals think will happen, but don't?

 

[Kondor3]

There is one yoog problem, there is no Russian Collusion

Cadet Bone Spurs is in trouble, and getting-in deeper and deeper with each passing day now - whether you acknowledge it or not.

 

[Meister]

Just what does Mueller have regarding the Russia collusion? Any liberals want to enlighten?
From what I see it's nadda.

 

[Pete7469]

On a scale of one to ten, where does this fit in the things that liberals think will happen, but don't?

Liberals "think"?

When did that happen, and if it did, how could they still be libturds?

They would be suicide statistics at that point.

.

 

[Pete7469]

There is one yoog problem, there is no Russian Collusion

Cadet Bone Spurs is in trouble, and getting-in deeper and deeper with each passing day now - whether you acknowledge it or not.

Bed wetters have been saying that for so long That Trump would have emerged from a hole in China by now.

 

[Denizen]

Watch Manfort squirm and Donald Trump bleat helplessly as the trap closes.

 

[skye]

Judge Napolitano is not be believed anymore.....he has been compromised...he lies from now on...he has become a Globlalist loudspeaker

so sad that FOX News has come this....with the Murdoch sons Globalists idiots at the helm now


Fox news is against President Trump now!



No more Fox for me.

 

[nat4900]

Here's the "little problem" with Trump's pardons.......(Manafort is charged with STATE crimes in at least FOUR states.)

Under the Constitution, only federal criminal convictions, such as those adjudicated in the United States District Courts, may be pardoned by the President. ... However, the President cannot pardon a state criminal offense

 

[skye]

With Napolitano....is all about a buck.

Sad

Who pays him more to lie....sad

 

[McRocket]

There is one yoog problem, there is no Russian Collusion

Are you privy to 100% of the evidence Mueller has - yes or no, please?

yes, there is no collusion

Than where is your link(s) that shows ALL the evidence that Mueller has?

I guarantee that you have no such link.

 

[McRocket]

Just what does Mueller have regarding the Russia collusion? Any liberals want to enlighten?
From what I see it's nadda.

I have no idea...and neither do you.

Have a nice day.

 

[skye]

what scum....what traitor...Napolitano

 

[Denizen]

what scum....what traitor...Napolitano

Donald Trump and his Trumplings?

 

[skye]

what scum....what traitor...Napolitano

Donald Trump and his Trumplings?

no idiot

that poor judge Napolitano....that poor scum