Paul Manafort Loses His Plea Deal

Robert Mueller has announced that Paul Manafort, one time campaign manager to Donald Trump, has lost his plea deal with the Federal Government for a very simple reason - he lied. He lied and then he lied again and then he lied again. He cannot stop lying, very much like his pal Donald.

Bottom line - Manafort is going to jail for a long time.

And now the election is over, Thanksgiving weekend is over, Trump and his lawyers answering written questions - also over. George Papadopoulos went to jail today, and there are still rumors of multiple indictments from Grand Juries. Roger Stone and his pal Jerome Corsi seemed poised to go to jail. Trump Jr. is just as culpable as Manafort. What will happen next? Stay tuned and make lots of popcorn.

Manafort Update: "After signing the plea agreement, Manafort committed federal crimes by lying to the FBI and the SPC on a variety of subjects" and now, in breach of his plea agreement, his sentencing should get underway. https://t.co/9AdSvJmJKs@CourthouseNews

— Brandi Buchman (@BBuchman_CNS) November 26, 2018

.@AshaRangappa_ just brought up a good point with @ChrisCuomo: Per Giuliani, Trump & Manafort still have a joint defense agreement, which means they can share information to get their defenses in line. So if Manafort lied, did Trump'lawyers know (and/or conspire to lie)?

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) November 27, 2018

Turns out I’m not the only one who’s thinking about the different layers a foot.
1) Flynn & Gates terminated their joint defense agreement with Trump
2) Manafort never did
3) @AshaRangappa_ is WAY smarter than I am, so don’t take my word for possible scenarios, listen to her pic.twitter.com/sUX2C9ihdd

— SpicyFiles (@SpicyFiles) November 27, 2018

Looking at Manafort and Trump on one side and Mueller on the other, one is reminded of the old adage of one side "playing chess" and the other "playing checkers." Although with today's developments, maybe it's more like chess and Candy Land.

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) November 27, 2018

The #MuellerInvestigation is about to blow -- in one direction or the other.

— Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) November 27, 2018

Paul Manafort appears to be a congenital liar. And can’t even tell the truth to help himself out of prison time. And had the arrogance repeatedly to think he could get away with it — witness tampering too. He’s a pretty rare bird. You can see why Trump was drawn to him. https://t.co/Eabh29HMlv

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) November 27, 2018

Seriously, who can sleep?

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) November 27, 2018

"If I were Trump, I would be unnerved that Mueller's office knows enough about the facts of this case to say 'you're lying.' How do they know that? Who told them? What documents do they have? What tapes do they have? THAT has gotta be unnerving" --@JeffreyToobin pic.twitter.com/DiMpAxSZVP

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 27, 2018

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— Caitlin Kelly (@caitlin__kelly) November 27, 2018

~ Jacob Wohl - Watch me attack Mueller and Avenatti. There’s no one dumber than me!
~ George Papadopoulos - C’mon, little man, let me show you how it’s done!
~ Jerome Corsi - Boys, boys, boys. Step aside, you’re amateurs!
~ Paul Manafort - Hold my ostrich jacket..

— TrentaCapelli (@OkCallMeAL) November 27, 2018

Manafort did not cease to cooperate, but WAS CAUGHT TELLIN’ LIES. That most likely means he was makin’ statements consistent with Trump’s statements.

Yet Mueller knew he was lyin’, most likely via hard evidence. Get it? This is why Mueller waited till Trump answered.

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) November 27, 2018

Kinda feels like Manafort is maybe just, like, addicted to doing crimes?

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 27, 2018

Trump Junior Under Fire for Collusion

pic via @RespectMyGame on Twitter

And so it finally begins - anonymous sources inside the White House ratted out Donald Trump's son, Don Jr., to the New York Times for a bombshell story about his meeting last year with a Russian lawyer who said she had access to Hillary Clinton's emails.

And everything Junior has written, tweeted, or posted since then has merely incriminated him even more. He's basically admitted to treason.

But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Son-in-law Jared Kushner and Manager Paul Manafort were also included in the email chain and attended the same meeting. They are both Kompromat with a capitol K.

From NBC News

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer who he believed had damaging information about Hillary Clinton in the midst of the 2016 election — and wrote "I love it" about the prospect of getting his hands on the material, according to emails released Tuesday by the president's eldest son.

The email exchange shows an acquaintance with ties to Russia, music publicist Rob Goldstone, told the son of then-candidate Donald Trump last year that the attorney has "information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father."

. . . In an interview Tuesday night on Fox News Channel's "Hannity," Trump Jr. said: "Someone sent me an email! I can't help what someone sends me. I read it, I responded accordingly, and if there was something interesting there, I think that's pretty common."

"It was literally just a wasted 20 minutes, which was a shame," Trump Jr. told host Sean Hannity, but he added: "In retrospect, I probably would have done things a little differently."

Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide,
No escape from reality. pic.twitter.com/BchB3gM83z

— D. Andrew Johnson (@dajohnsonii) July 11, 2017

Donald Trump Jr. and the kamikaze tweetstorm that set Washington on fire https://t.co/x17rImdXak

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 12, 2017

Oof. Not flattering. --> "As the hapless Don Jr., the Gob Bluth or Fredo Corleone of a family short on Michaels" https://t.co/iOGyR5IvGD

— Amanda Becker (@AmandaBecker) July 11, 2017

07/12 Mike Luckovich: Fredo. https://t.co/YtNOoSVwCz pic.twitter.com/Xhq2PKQA7V

— mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) July 11, 2017

It's like OJ Simpson posting selfies from the crime scene.

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) July 11, 2017

With Trump Jr. admissions on #RussiaHacking, here's what must happen:

-- Ind. Commission
-- Revoke Kushner clearance
-- No sanctions relief

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 11, 2017

Dan Rather on the Trumps: "The hot breath of truth is coming down heavy on their necks." https://t.co/bFqG5nSz6d

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 12, 2017

POTUS statement just now: "My son is a high-quality person and I applaud his transparency."

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 11, 2017

"Transparency"
- said in off-camera briefing
- of son who lied, posted emails as story came out
- from Trump, who won't release tax returns https://t.co/wq7BMAgKs2

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 11, 2017

'high quality'? WTF? Sounds like Trump was describing a brand of orange juice!

— Sulie (@ThatsJustBogus) July 11, 2017

He really has been rather transparent about committing treason. You gotta give him that.

— John Kennedy Wallace (@JohnWal90456302) July 11, 2017

#TrumpRussia missing link Rob Goldstone is Trump's mysterious 400-lb. guy providing stolen emails. #TheResistance can take that to the bank! pic.twitter.com/sQiAaaheqg

— Grant Stern (@grantstern) July 10, 2017

This is Rob Goldstone, who the media says is behind the entire Russia "plot."

Seriously. pic.twitter.com/wj6OiQDLjR

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) July 11, 2017

Goldstone manages Emin Agalarov, son of Aras Agalarov, a wealthy Azerbaijani-Russian developer. Here's Trump w/both of them in Moscow, 2013. pic.twitter.com/1Re2kvJef2

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) July 9, 2017

Everything about Rob Goldstone--his name, his pictures, his check-in on FB--all of it feels like a superbly-written character on HBO.

— Charles Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) July 11, 2017

All you need to know about Rob Goldstone, the eccentric British man who set up that meeting with Donald Trump Jr https://t.co/VtGFBM8EPc

— Lennart Booij (@LennartBooij) July 12, 2017

Goldstone to Don Jr: "I can also send this info to your father..."

Don Jr didn't tell him not to. So did Trump himself receive this info? pic.twitter.com/ptFv7dNUAp

— Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) July 11, 2017

It's bizarre that I can quickly go on Facebook and search for Rob Goldstone's posts from day of the meeting at Trump Tower with Don Jr. pic.twitter.com/gjTxzF1iDb

— Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd) July 11, 2017

To the people who LEAKED THE TRUTH about the Shady Don Jr., Guilty Manafort & Amateur Kushner collusion meeting, THANK YOU. America owes you

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 12, 2017

Any Democrat who doesn't smell blood in the water or has no appetite for the kill: Please leave the party. You're why we lose these wars. https://t.co/H0c3EVXdRm

— Elliott Lusztig (@ezlusztig) July 11, 2017

Collusion Special, comin right up/// pic.twitter.com/1y9HJQheyq

— Robert Bruce (@caveatemptor49) July 11, 2017

Amongst this shit storm I'm thinking of Hillary & just how badly she was screwed out of presidency. Trashed by msm, GOP, DT Bernie Bros. 😤

— Tina-TheResistance (@trcfwtt) July 11, 2017

The Trump campaign was claiming that Clinton was unfit to handle classified info *while* they were colluding with the Russian government.

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) July 11, 2017

#LockThemUp #LockThemAllUp #Hardball #inners #Maddow #LastWord #11thHour pic.twitter.com/K8pfOa3Hwz

— #LaquanMcDonald (@ifuaskmee) July 12, 2017

We now know the denials of contacts with Russians that we've heard during the campaign, transition & administration are all patently false.

— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) July 11, 2017

There once was a lad named Don Jr
Who always was quite peculiar
Took a visitor from Vlad
To help out his Dad
But it was a traitor's maneuver

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) July 11, 2017

Exasperated Repub CNN pundit on Donald Trump Jr.: “This Kid Was Dropped On His Head as a Child” https://t.co/CjU9uKVnwC via @DownGoesTrump

— @AdamsFlaFan (@AdamsFlaFan) July 11, 2017

Also cc-ed on this email chain: Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort. pic.twitter.com/U2QfaDuMwk

— Pwn All The Things (@pwnallthethings) July 11, 2017

Why does Jr always look like a cat trying to hide a bird in his mouth? pic.twitter.com/rKOOcMROVM

— Nick Martucci (@BlunderingIdiom) July 11, 2017

Please! 🙏🏽 I'll reject all Christmas, birthday & random gifts for the next 5 years if it means Jared gets 5 years in prison. #LastWord

— 🌺🌻Marie🌻🌺🇵🇷 (@Jazzdragon) July 12, 2017

How do you solve a problem like Collusion?

"Donald Trump Jr."#Maddow #11thHour https://t.co/dUOb6AA0Go

— Marc Sussman (@MarcSussman5) July 11, 2017

We have a bold solution to fix your president, jail. pic.twitter.com/5o8i4ymirg

— ((Molly Jong-Fast)) (@MollyJongFast) July 11, 2017

Fmr. federal prosecutor Paul Butler: "Right now at this moment, there is probably cause to charge Donald Trump, Jr. with a federal offense." pic.twitter.com/G5o34Y07mE

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 11, 2017

Revelations of Comey Day

Ex-FBI Director James Comey made his much-anticipated appearance on Capital Hill in Washington last week, appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Oh what a day it was!

His opening statement had been released the day before so the Senators had time to think up some interesting questions, and Comey had a chance to share his encounters with President Donald Trump just before he was fired.

Why did Comey choose to speak publicly? He was afraid the President would spin things differently than the truth - in other words, he called the President a liar. More than once.

NEW: Read the full text of James Comey's Senate testimony opening remarks https://t.co/ibrUW5RfvO pic.twitter.com/HbeEVaLXwQ

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) June 7, 2017

Comey said he documented his conversation with Trump because he was concerned Trump would lie about their meetings. This is stunning.

— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) June 8, 2017

The former director of the FBI under oath called the president of the United States a liar. This is unbelievable, unprecedented

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) June 8, 2017

Comey on Trump: "I was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting," so felt "I had to write it down." #ComeyDay

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 8, 2017

"Those were lies, plain and simple." Comey comes out against what he calls the defamation he and his former colleagues at the FBI endured

— Sarah Ellison (@Sarahlellison) June 8, 2017

Comey just said he kept notes of his meetings with Trump bc he was concerned that Trump is a liar. The President.

— Jesse Eisinger (@eisingerj) June 8, 2017

"I can definitively say the President is not a liar" - Sarah Huckabee Sanders says in off-camera briefing at the White House

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) June 8, 2017

Comey has called Trump a liar five times today. The White House response was to lie and have Huckabee say: "the president is not a liar."

— A Once Great Nation (@USARedOrchestra) June 8, 2017

It spells trouble for the President that a former FBI director called him a liar under oath and not a single Republican senator refuted it.

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) June 9, 2017

Trump: "James Comey confirmed a lot of what I said, and some of the things he said just weren't true."

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 9, 2017

Trump Jr. Tries to Help, But Instead Backs Comey

3/3 Knowing my father for 39 years when he "orders or tells" you to do something there is no ambiguity, you will know exactly what he means

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 8, 2017

Tomorrow's @NYDailyNews cover though... #Maddow #Lastword #Dailyshow #LSSC pic.twitter.com/Kgy2WjSsTb

— Starbuck-LostinUSA (@starbuck13502) June 9, 2017

Word of the Day: "Lordy"

We can all agree with Jim Comey that, Lordy, we hope there are tapes.

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) June 8, 2017

"Lordy, I hope there are tapes," Comey told the committee members.#ComeyDay #ComeyTestimony #UniteBluehttps://t.co/nZYcg6GTVr pic.twitter.com/LYQPi1T2Rd

— UniteBlue (@UniteBlue) June 8, 2017

No doubt, most red-blooded Americans would find far more descriptive language were we to meet that freak #Trump. #Russia's stooge. pic.twitter.com/pTJpB8xtfh

— Dr. David Romei (@DavidRomeiPHD) June 11, 2017

Are Obstruction Charges Coming?

King just made an important point: Just because Trump wasn't under investigation THEN, doesn't mean he isn't NOW.

— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) June 8, 2017

Comey pretty clearly thinks the President is guilty of obstruction.

— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 8, 2017

Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication...and WOW, Comey is a leaker!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2017

Dear @realDonaldTrump: You should have your lawyer explain to you the Obstruction of Justice law you violated. Oh, and read about Watergate. https://t.co/cBWSdFbgl2

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 9, 2017

Trump says he did not tell Comey he hoped he would drop the Flynn investigation but there would have been nothing wrong if he did.

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 9, 2017

Fmr. Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman to @MSNBC: "You have corrupt intent up the wazoo here." https://t.co/tNSO3wNAsP

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 9, 2017

It's time we state the obvious: @POTUS @realDonaldTrump committed obstruction of justice. #TrumpLies #TrumpRussia #FollowTheFacts #ComeyDay pic.twitter.com/1gMiJmm4YZ

— Rep. Ted Lieu (@RepTedLieu) June 9, 2017

Loyalty and Following Orders

"The statue of justice has a blindfold on because you shouldn't have to peek out from under it to make sure your patron is pleased." - Comey

— ÆMarling (@AEMarling) June 8, 2017

And Trump - we "hope" you go to prison.

LOCK HIM UP!!! #UniteBlue #Resist #ComeyDay pic.twitter.com/pjaAQB0V6B

— Laurel Davila (@laureldavilacpa) June 9, 2017

06?08 Mike Luckovich: Trumpcat. https://t.co/pNUaNNFhSY pic.twitter.com/xNOwKTzwLr

— mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) June 7, 2017

Comey says he felt Trump was using the one-on-one dinner to get Comey to "ask for [my] job and create some sort of patronage relationship." pic.twitter.com/dsvoXSFzs4

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 7, 2017

The "Cloud Over the White House"

6/9/2017- The Cloud Over the White House #Trump #TrumpRussia https://t.co/78o4PT4IQv pic.twitter.com/AvnnHUgkS2

— Clay Bennett (@BennettCartoons) June 9, 2017