“A lawyer for President Trump broached the idea of Mr. Trump pardoning two of his former top advisers, Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort, with their lawyers last year,” the New York Times reports.
“The discussions came as the special counsel was building cases against both men, and they raise questions about whether the lawyer, John Dowd, was offering pardons to influence their decisions about whether to plead guilty and cooperate in the investigation.”
“The talks suggest that Mr. Trump’s lawyers were concerned about what Mr. Flynn and Mr. Manafort might reveal were they to cut a deal with the special counsel, Robert Mueller, in exchange for leniency.”
Josh Marshall: Who ratted out John Dowd? I think we know.
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