The other is an obstruction of justice one.
The plea deal, set to be officially announced at an 11 a.m. court appearance in Washington, D.C., calls for a 10-year cap on how long Manafort will be sent to prison, and for Manafort to serve time from his separate Virginia and Washington cases concurrently, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
... Prosecutors signaled the pending deal Friday morning, filing a new slimmed-down set of charges against Manafort, reining in the felony counts pending against him in D.C. from seven to just two: conspiracy against the U.S. and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
... Friday's move likely scuttles a high-profile second trial Manafort was expected to face in Washington in the coming weeks that could have been an embarrassing distraction for Trump and the White House in the lead-up to the November midterm elections.
... The new charges mean that prosecutors have agreed to drop five counts, including money laundering, failing to register as a foreign agent and making false statements. Manafort appears set to admit to those allegations as part of the umbrella conspiracy-against-the-U.S. charge, but the individual charges and the potential prison time they carry are being dismissed.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/14/former-trump-campaign-chairman-paul-manafort-appears-to-reach-plea-deal-823882I figure there is exactly zero chance Manafort will be getting this much without giving the Mueller investigation something substantial in return, while still keeping other big cards for the future in hand. What, for instance, did Manafort give in return for Mueller agreeing allow allow him to serve time concurrently? It also looks like Manafort may have plead guilty to some of those hung-jury charges in Virginia. Mueller isn't talking, of course.
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