On Saturday it was reported that Trump's lawyers were frantically trying to figure who it would be. Manafort's lawyer was said to deny it. If he had said yes, it would have leaked by Sunday. But Manafort must have been told Friday afternoon.

All of which means, Manafort does not trust Trump. He will cut a deal with Mueller.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)

4. If Trump did not know, he is a target.

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:02 AM

Oct 2017

If Sessions wasn't informed, he is either a target too or an active witness against Trump for obstruction.

Link to tweet

shanny

(6,709 posts)

5. Since Sessions has "recused" himself (officially)

Reply to L. Coyote (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 10:19 AM

Oct 2017

I'm thinking he wouldn't be informed...officially.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)

6. Borowitz in on to us here on DU!

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 07:08 PM

Oct 2017

Andy Borowitz on Fb - 1 hr ago:
WTF: Trump now claims Manafort was working for Hillary: http://bit.ly/2hnZ2gD

Trump Unsure Who This Manafort Person Is
By Andy Borowitz - 2:00 P.M.

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Asked to comment on the arrest of Paul Manafort on Monday, Donald Trump told reporters that he was not sure “who this Manafort person is.”

“There’s been a lot of talk about this guy, Peter Manafort, or whoever, this morning,” Trump said. “The name doesn’t really ring a bell with me. I’ll have to have someone Google him and figure out exactly who he’s supposed to be.”

When reporters pointed out that Manafort had been his campaign chairman in 2016, Trump responded angrily. “I just told you I never heard of him,” he said. “What’s his name again? I can’t even remember his name. That’s proof.”

Before bringing his conversation with reporters to an abrupt close, Trump offered a theory of who Manafort might be. “You’re telling me he ran a campaign,” Trump said. “If he ran anybody’s campaign, it was Hillary’s.”

On Capitol Hill, Trump’s Republican defenders seized on his denial and called for immediate hearings to determine possible links between Hillary Clinton and Paul Manafort. .....