Manafort-Trump talks baffle legal community

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Members of the legal community are at a loss for why former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort decided to brief President Trump’s attorneys on the discussions he’s had with special counsel Robert Mueller.

Former federal prosecutors and legal scholars say the move is not only rare but extremely risky for both parties and the attorneys involved.

While joint defense agreements are common and help co-defendants mount similar defense strategies, experts say that doesn’t apply in this situation since Manafort took a plea deal and agreed to work with federal prosecutors.

Seth B. Waxman, a former prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, said there is no rule or law that says a person like Manafort can’t talk to other individuals about their cooperation with prosecutors, but it is illegal to obstruct justice and tamper with witnesses.

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/418816-manafort-trump-talks-baffle-legal-community

[brewens]

1. Part of the deal? Mueller put Manafort up to it? Wouldn't that be sweet! The flipper agrees to

be Trump's double agent, then triple crosses him!

[Gothmog]

2. Giuliani could be charged with a crime for coordinating with Manafort's lawyers

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