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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Trump could leave him to rot for the entire sentence Berman gives him. But then Manafort would have nothing left to lose and start singing.
There's no way Manafort acted as brazenly as he did without some assurance from Trump's people that he'd be pardoned. If Trump screws him and he winds up doing the 10 years Berman is likely to give him, he's lost everything and Trump has no leverage over him.
Whatever the outcome, Manafort does the remainder of the Ellis sentence. The only pardon I see coming her is as to Berman's sentence. This would also send a message to Stone, who is being tried by Berman.
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I'm not sure why you're parsing the two, or why the incentives are different for either when the man is in jail serving one sentence or the other.
Until Trump leaves office, there's a possibility that he will pardon Manafort that Manafort may not want to burn.
The thing I don't know if whether the court/prosecutor can get his sentence reduced for singing after he's sentenced, but obviously the best time for him to fully cooperate is before that.
