Wait! What? Tad Devine assisting Special Counsel Investigation in Manafort Case

[MelissaB]

Bernie Sanders Adviser Is Assisting Special Counsel Investigation In Manafort Case

Tad Devine, a top adviser to Sanders’ 2016 campaign, previously worked with Manafort in Ukraine.

Tad Devine, a political operative who served at the highest levels of the Bernie Sanders campaign, will assist in the special counsel office’s prosecution of Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, according to a statement released on Thursday.

“The Special Counsel has asked Tad Devine to assist in the prosecution of their case against Paul Manafort regarding his firm’s work on media consulting on past political campaigns in Ukraine,” reads a statement provided by Julian Mulvey, a partner at Devine’s political firm, Devine Mulvey Longabaugh.

"When the Special Counsel sought assistance from us in its ongoing investigation, we readily provided it."

The firm, according to the statement, has been “assured by the special counsel’s office that we have no legal exposure and did not act unlawfully.”

More: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/bernie-sanders-adviser-is-assisting-special-counsel

[leftofcool]

1. Translation: " I've sort of been implicated so I am going to help all I can"

[BannonsLiver]

2. Bernie fans would push back on that but I think you cover it nicely.

[trueblue2007]

8. IS Bernie implicated then too? This is horrible.

[BannonsLiver]

9. We'll need to wait for all the facts to come in.

Still a lot to sort through for Mueller.

[comradebillyboy]

4. It would seem so and I'm not too surprised.

[Me.]

6. Boom

[uponit7771]

7. Not Shocked since he work with scummy Manafort

[dlk]

3. Sounds Like Spin

Time will tell.

[comradebillyboy]

5. This is Maddow's lead story tonight.