• Home
  • Contactez nous

  • Financer
  • Divertissement
  • Science
  • Sport
  • Monde
  • Médecine
  • France
  • Local

Paul Manafort and special counsel reach tentative plea deal

  • by Thibaud Popelin
  • in Monde
  • — Sep 14, 2018
Share:

Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, is close to reaching a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid a second trial on further criminal charges, according to reports.

He already faces around 10 years in prison after having been convicted in a separate case last month in the Eastern District of Virginia on bank and tax fraud charges.

Manafort and his top lawyers spent more than four hours Thursday in discussions with a team of Mueller's special prosecutors who are neck deep in the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. election and possible collusion with Trump's campaign.

Another reason for Manafort to enter a plea - and the ABC News report reiterated this - is that Manafort would be spared exorbitant legal costs on a second trial that already appears likely to result in a guilty verdict, at least in part.

The trial would be the second for Manafort stemming from Mueller's sprawling investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

  • CONFIRMED: Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother have been cancelled

A move by Manafort to cooperate could be a blow to Trump, while an outright guilty plea with no cooperation would resolve a cloud over the president ahead of congressional elections in less than two months.

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who is representing Trump in the Russian Federation probe, previously told the Politico news outlet that taking a plea deal to avoid a second trial would not crush Manafort's chances of receiving an eventual presidential pardon. Opening statements for trial number two are still scheduled (until we learn officially that there won't be a trial) for September 24.

Jackson said she would allow Downing to file additional information about his argument before issuing a ruling, but was inclined to bar such references because they weren't relevant to the charges against Manafort.

Trump has repeatedly come to Manafort's defense.

In the Virginia trial, prosecutors said Manafort hid from US tax authorities $16 million he earned as a political consultant in Ukraine to fund an opulent lifestyle that included purchasing multimillion-dollar properties, an ostrich skin jacket and other valuables. The witness tampering allegations were brought earlier this year, and Manafort has been in jail, awaiting trial, since June because of them.

Share:

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

  • TV. Nyssen ouvre le débat sur une réforme de la redevance
  • SpaceX Says Passenger Booked to Circle Moon on Big Falcon Rocket
  • Premier teaser fun et satanique pour Les nouvelles aventures de Sabrina
  • YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

    • Huawei founder speaks amid pressure: 'The U.S. can't crush us' 2/19/2019
    • Rosenstein plans to leave Justice Dept. next month 2/19/2019
    • Four Shot Dead in Michigan Home 2/19/2019
    • Dowless Instructed Workers To Fill Out Absentee Ballots With GOP Candidates 2/19/2019
    • Senior Advisor Resigns from PM's Office Amid SNC-Lavalin Allegations 2/19/2019
    • Macron ne participera pas au rassemblement mardi — Antisémitisme 2/19/2019
    • Les enquêteurs s’intéressent à une quarantaine de dossiers non résolus — Nordahl Lelandais 2/19/2019
    • Indian diplomats ignore handshake by Pakistan officials at ICJ 2/19/2019
    • Americans among group arrested in Haiti with arsenal of guns 2/19/2019
    • Roger Stone Deletes Instagram Post Of His Judge With Small Crosshairs 2/19/2019

RELATED NEWS

Adams off the mark as USA sink 10-man Mexico
Chelsea ace Matt Miazga mocked Mexican winger Diego Lainez for his height during USA's 1-0 win against Mexico on Tuesday night. Their best chance came when Roberto Alvarado headed goalwards on 16 minutes only to see U.S. goalkeeper Zack Steffen tip over.
9/14/2018

Oldest-known human drawing found in in South African cave
The ancient drawing includes six parallel lines that are crossed by three slightly curved lines, the researchers said. So the pattern was probably more complex and structured in its entirety than in this truncated form.
9/14/2018

Luke Shaw fit to play for Manchester United following concussion
Luke Shaw could feature for Manchester United at Watford despite being concussed in England's Nations League defeat to Spain last Saturday.
9/14/2018

Hurricane Florence making landfall in North Carolina
ADCIRC predicts Florence's winds will cause 9 to 13 feet of storm surge in some areas along the North Carolina coast. The center said the threat of freshwater flooding will increase over the next several days.
9/14/2018

Apple unveils its priciest iPhone, new smartwatch
The iPhone XS directly replaces last year's iPhone X at the now standard iPhone price of $999 (around R15,000 in the US) to start. With two SIMs available to them, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max , and iPhone XR users will be able to use two numbers at the same time.
9/14/2018

Marin Mazzie, Star of Ragtime and Passion, Dies at 57
They had planned to unveil a new show, Heart to Heart , in NY this past June, but were forced to cancel due to Mazzie's health. In addition to her husband, Mazzie is survived by her mother, Donna Mazzie , and brother, Mark Mazzie .
9/14/2018

Wind approaches outer banks of North Carolina
He said the magnitude of the storm may exceed the ability of the state-activated National Guard troops. More than 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate - but the window to do so in nearly over.
9/14/2018

Les cinq mesures à retenir — Plan pauvreté
L'ambition est d'étendre ces dispositifs à 100 000 bénéficiaires supplémentaires d'ici 2022, contre 140 000 aujourd'hui. Le président de la République a dit vouloir ouvrir la garantie à " 500 000 jeunes avant la fin du quinquennat ".
9/14/2018

"Film dramatique " Mademoiselle de Joncquières " : "amour et vengeance au menu
Cécile de France équilibre les moments de grande rudesse et d'extrême fragilité de cette femme bafouée, capable de grandes cruautés.
9/14/2018

La capture vidéo désactivée sur Switch pour des soucis de performance — Fortnite
Comme sur PlayStation 4 et Xbox One, la Switch offre la possibilité de capturer facilement des photos et des vidéos . Il n'est désormais plus possible de faire une capture vidéo native de Fortnite sur Nintendo Switch.
9/14/2018

Tottenham Hotspur without Dele Alli and Hugo Lloris against Liverpool
The team announced that midfielder Dele Alli and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris are unavailable due to injury. A lot watch our games from the Champions League, it's our job, to do the best we can do.
9/14/2018

FDA chief calls youth e-cigarettes an 'epidemic'
Officials said the move against more than 1,300 retailers was the largest coordinated enforcement action in the agency's history. Manufacturers offer and market e-cigarette flavours that clearly appeal to minors, including candy and bubble gum flavours.
9/14/2018

Etats-Unis : dix blessés lors d’une série d’explosions près de Boston
La police a par ailleurs publié une carte montrant toutes les explosions recensées. Pour le moment, la cause de ces incendies et de ces explosions n'est pas connue.
9/14/2018

Un cosmonaute rebouche un trou dans un vaisseau avec de l'adhésif — ISS
La NASA avait brièvement publié une vidéo montrant l'orifice avant de la supprimer, invoquant "une erreur". La fissure est située sur une partie du vaisseau Soyouz qui ne sera pas utilisée pour le retour sur Terre.
9/14/2018

Hurricane Florence's winds slap Carolina coast, flooding threat looms
While Florence is no longer considered a major hurricane, its reach has expanded, threatening residents from Georgia to Virginia. Hurricane Florence is threatening millions of Americans in the southeast, as FEMA warns that this is a very unsafe storm.
9/14/2018

    • Top picks

      • Huawei founder speaks amid pressure: 'The U.S. can't crush us'2/19/2019
      • Rosenstein plans to leave Justice Dept. next month2/19/2019
      • Four Shot Dead in Michigan Home2/19/2019
      • Dowless Instructed Workers To Fill Out Absentee Ballots With GOP Candidates2/19/2019
    • Weekly News

      • Senior Advisor Resigns from PM's Office Amid SNC-Lavalin Allegations2/19/2019
      • Macron ne participera pas au rassemblement mardi — Antisémitisme2/19/2019
      • Les enquêteurs s’intéressent à une quarantaine de dossiers non résolus — Nordahl Lelandais2/19/2019
      • Indian diplomats ignore handshake by Pakistan officials at ICJ2/19/2019
    • Latest News

      • Sailor from iconic V-J Day kiss photo dies aged 952/19/2019
      • Antisémitisme et Brexit : 7 députés démissionnent du Labour2/19/2019
      • Former New York Congressman Weiner released from federal prison2/19/2019
      • Afghan Taliban postpone Pakistan talks owing to travel restrictions2/19/2019
    • Home
    • Contactez nous

    Mardi 19 Février 2019

    © 2019 . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.