"Not protected by any privilege:" conversations... dangling of a pardon for Mr. Manafort

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Welcome to the President’s Rat Pack, Paul Manafort

The demand for justice once again outweighs the president’s demand for loyalty.

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Unless Mr. Trump is watching Fox News, he can’t be feeling too good right now. In January, NBC News reported that he had told friends and aides he had decided Mr. Manafort wouldn’t “flip” on him. And the two men’s lawyers have been in regular contact as part of a joint defense agreement, according to Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. If any of those conversations involved the dangling of a pardon for Mr. Manafort — which prosecutors might consider to be obstruction of justice — they would not be protected by any privilege and would probably be fair game for Mr. Mueller. - New York Times

Let me reiterate that one sentence for emphasis.

If any of those conversations involved the dangling of a pardon for Mr. Manafort — which prosecutors might consider to be obstruction of justice — they would not be protected by any privilege

[Blue Owl]

1. Trump ain't got much to dangle

n/t

[sarcasmo]

2. Stormy admitted that fact.