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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,986 posts)
Thu Aug 23, 2018, 08:41 PM Aug 2018

Giuliani denies Trump sought advice from lawyers about possible Manafort pardon

President Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani told Fox News on Thursday that Trump did not consult him or fellow attorney Jay Sekulow about the idea of pardoning his former campaign manager, Paul Manafort.

Giuliani told Fox News that Trump brought up the subject of pardons to Sekulow and himself several weeks ago, but never mentioned Manafort's name. The Washington Post reported Thursday that Trump did seek his lawyers' advice about a possible Manafort pardon.

Giuliani did tell Fox News that during the conversation about pardons, Trump mentioned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn, who resigned his position in February 2017, pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian officials during the presidential transition and his Turkish lobbying work.

Manafort was convicted by a federal jury Tuesday of eight counts of bank and tax fraud. The judge in the case declared a mistrial on 10 counts on which the jury deadlocked.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/giuliani-denies-trump-sought-advice-from-lawyers-about-possible-manafort-pardon/ar-BBMlOXL?li=BBnb7Kz

You mean he didn't ask about pardoning himself?

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Giuliani denies Trump sought advice from lawyers about possible Manafort pardon (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2018 OP
"He asked about pardons so we told him he should at least wait struggle4progress Aug 2018 #1

struggle4progress

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1. "He asked about pardons so we told him he should at least wait
Thu Aug 23, 2018, 10:26 PM
Aug 2018

until the Russian investigation ended before pardoning anyone. So you folks should all get a life and move along because our discussion obviously had nothing to do with anything at all!"

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