Manafort discussed his book, detailing his experiences with legal battles and accusations of political persecution due to his involvement with the Trump campaign. He maintained his innocence and described the legal process as unfair, highlighting the costs and impact on his family.
What I pled guilty to was I had two trials to do, two indictments. One was in Virginia and one was in DC.
— Episode: No Spin News - Weekend Edition
Episode: No Spin News - Weekend Edition
Manafort discussed his book, detailing his experiences with legal battles and accusations of political persecution due to his involvement with the Trump campaign. He maintained his innocence and described the legal process as unfair, highlighting the costs and impact on his family.
What I pled guilty to was I had two trials to do, two indictments. One was in Virginia and one was in DC.
Well there was no commitment to drop all charges. No. But they what the process was focused on you know leniency as and the plea agreement didn't happen until after the first trial was over.
In general the answer is no and all the charges that were brought against me for the most part were all issues that the government dealt with in the past and either resolved or dismissed.
Well I did in the first in the Virginia case and when I was convicted of eight of the 18 charges and then two weeks later the Virginia case was was going to be happening. And I mean the DC case was going to be happening and that case the jury was was was going to be selected within the framework of the first trial.
I believe he was a threat to to the establishment of the deep state of some people call it. And I believe that that threat was something that they couldn't deal with. I believe that they never expected him to win. But when he did win, they didn't understand it at all. And they never recognized in his election did everything they could to destroy his presidency, including.