Day after Manafort bond supposedly set, Mueller wants to reconsider

[bathroommonkey76]

New information has a top federal prosecutor reconsidering his support for a proposed bail bond for former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, which could involve Manafort’s Palm Beach Gardens home.

Robert Mueller’s Office of Special Counsel had supported Manafort’s bond motion Thursday, but asked a judge on Friday for several days to reevaluate. The government wants until Monday “in light of information that has come to the government’s attention only after defendant’s Motion was filed, which the government is still examining,” a lawyer for Mueller wrote.

The judge agreed to the timeline.

There is no indication in the government filing what the information is or how it could affect the prosecution of Manafort.

Friday’s filing by federal officials does not dispute claims made by Manafort’s lawyers Thursday that the federal officials supported the bond.

Also on Friday, Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during Mueller’s investigation. Flynn’s charges do not mention Trump. Mueller said Flynn lied Jan. 24, after Trump had took office and Flynn had become the national security adviser, about conversations with the Russian ambassador between Trump’s election and inauguration.


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[Irish_Dem]

1. Wow, what did Mueller just learn that made him change his mind? nt

[oasis]

2. Manafort's prepared statement: "So long, suckers"

[gratuitous]

3. Hmmm, I wonder what that's about?

Considering what a flight risk Manafort is, I can't imagine a prosecutor worth his salt failing to take every precaution he can to keep him in the country. Money and property mean nothing to a defendant who can get plenty of both with the snap of his fingers in countries all over the world. So what if Manafort loses his Palm Beach Gardens property? Plenty more for him where that came from. If Manafort told me the sun was coming up in the East, I'd look out the window before I trusted his word.

[moda253]

4. Maybe they let him think he was scot free to flee

Maybe they let him think he was scot free to flee only to surveil him?

[marylandblue]

5. Flynn said Manafort has a Russian passport?

[mobeau69]

6. Good.

Flynn related?

[Corgigal]

7. Yep, he's gonna run.

It's either life in prison, but if he believes he won't be murdered by Putins friends, he will go. It's not hard to see.

Sucks to be Manafort.

[Thrill]

8. Damn Flynn must be spilling his guts

[monmouth4]

9. PB Gardens only 15 mins. from PBI. There are other smaller airports in the area too..n/t