NPR: “Paul Manafort’s cooperation agreement with the special counsel does not include matters involving the Trump campaign, according to a person familiar with the case.”
But the comments to the above tweet suggest that NPR's source had it wrong.
NPR: “Paul Manafort’s cooperation agreement with the special counsel does not include matters involving the Trump campaign, according to a person familiar with the case.”
But the comments to the above tweet suggest that NPR's source had it wrong.
Last edited by LA Ute; 09-14-2018 at 01:52 PM.
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There was a 538 Podcast about the Manafort situation where they discussed this very question. The conclusion they came to was that you can't say "I'll answer any questions about the Ukraine, but I won't talk about my time on the Trump campaign". It is a blanket cooperation agreement, which also means he can't plead the Fifth Amendment on anything.