"There's a pony in there somewhere". Trump con't

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Title based on what a college professor used to tell us when the going got tough.

"Just remember when you're standing shoulder deep in horse shit, there's a pony in there somewhere. So just keep digging".

I concur with Lweji. It will hopefully swing some people who were undecided, but the die hard Scrotus fans will blame Manafort and Cohen and insist they're lying.

Oh Lordy! So near and yet so far.
and to everyone keeping up!

Wow - the news I and so many others have been waiting for! Can't be much longer now :)

Manafort's lawyer says his client is 'evaluating his options'.

legal experts say: The fact that Manafort did not testify could be useful if he wants to do a deal on the second set of charges coming up.

'If Trump is not charged, the documents will not name him. It is DOJ policy not to name uncharged people. He would be referred to as something like "Person A". What will be most revealing is what the charging documents say, if anything, about Trump's involvement in the offense.'

Ah yes, the old 'unindicted co-conspirator'.

Good times.

In case anyone is keeping track :

National security advisor:
GUILTY.

Foreign policy advisor:
GUILTY.

Personal attorney:
GUILTY.

Deputy campaign chair:
GUILTY.

Campaign chair:
GUILTY.

Thanks for all the reporting Across. I keep getting muddled up which is guilty of what

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Source close to WH says WH had hoped for favorable verdict in Manafort case as they had plans to attack the Mueller investigation in the event of mistrial or not guilty verdict. The plan was to attack the Mueller investigation if the Manafort case had gone their way, source said

Sigh. Business as usual on board the Crazy Train

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You and me both Roussette!

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'Source close to WH says WH had hoped for favorable verdict in Manafort case as they had plans to attack the Mueller investigation in the event of mistrial or not guilty verdict. The plan was to attack the Mueller investigation if the Manafort case had gone their way, source said.'

Prosecutors have until Aug. 29 to decide what they will do about the 10 mistrial counts in Manafort trial.

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Thanks, Gump.

'nothing to do with Russian collusion' according to Trump.

The plan was to attack the Mueller investigation if the Manafort case had gone their way, source said.'

That much was obvious and why many of us were so scared.

Today will be the equivalent of those Watergate moments that Maddow is so good at recounting. My hope has been restored - a teeny, tiny bit.

Trump ranting on air (on Fox News)

Witch hunt! No Collusion!! This is a Disgrace!!

Docs.

www.lawfareblog.com/document-michael-cohen-plea-

That's their line ... I guess it will be repeated at the rally.

I want him to burst a blood vessel whilst ranting ... his blood pressure must be sky high

I was just going to ask what Fox is saying, Across.

Today is one of those "it feels like the season finale but we're really only halfway through the season" episodes of the U.S. government

twitter.com/jilltwiss/status/1032007881988755456

I fear she's right.

We took one for the team and switched over, Gump. I still feel dirty . We're back on CNN now.

A bit of levity

The chickens are coming home to roost

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/21/catastrophic-day-for-trump-paul-manafort-michael-cohen-are-felons.html