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First Charges Filed in Mueller Investigation

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Apparently the jury has reached agreement on 17 of the 18 counts against Manafort. They have been sent back to vote that one.

So called experts say this shouldn't take long and that it looks good for the prosecution.
 
RJKarl said:
Apparently the jury has reached agreement on 17 of the 18 counts against Manafort. They have been sent back to vote that one.

So called experts say this shouldn't take long and that it looks good for the prosecution.
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It’s pretty unlikely given the strength of the case against Manafort that the jury unanimously agreed on acquittal on all 17 other charges. There may be a mixture of unanimous decisions on the remaining 17 but each charge carries 8+ years in prison alone.

He’s toast.
 
I’m sure Trump will declare victory if it isn’t all 18 then pardon him.
 
Re: Manafort and today's jury question, the exact language of the note matters. If the note asked the general question as to what to do if they are stuck on a (any) count rather than a (single) count, then there isn't too much information to be garnered. Ordinarily judges read the note verbatim - so no real way of knowing what the jury meant if the language was ambiguous.
 
This afternoon could be bonkers.
 
Wakeforest22890 said:
Re: Manafort and today's jury question, the exact language of the note matters. If the note asked the general question as to what to do if they are stuck on a (any) count rather than a (single) count, then there isn't too much information to be garnered. Ordinarily judges read the note verbatim - so no real way of knowing what the jury meant if the language was ambiguous.
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According to someone at the courthouse, it only took the judge five minutes for a response. The "experts" have said that this makes it much more likely that they have decided on 17 counts. Again, this is an educated guess.
 
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