Dershowitz Says Manafort Plea “Big Win” For Mueller; White House Should Be Alarmed
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Sat, 09/15/2018
Harvard Law professor and prominent liberal Alan Dershowitz – who has been shunned by the liberal elite of late for defending President Trump – now says that the White House should be alarmed over Paul Manafort’s plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller.
MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki asked Dershowitz on Friday if Manafort’s plea bargain is something “the White House be alarmed about right now?”
“Well of course they should be,” replied Dershowitz – though he added the rather large caveat that Mueller is “not a credible witness,” and would be at best be a corroborating witness against Trump.
“There’s nothing he can testify to that would probably lend weight to impeachment because he didn’t have close contact with President Trump while he was president,” said Dershowitz. “What they are looking for is self-corroborating information that can be used against Trump… if they can make him sing and then there’s the possibility of him composing, elaborating on the story.”
Dershowitz added that there is “no doubt” Mueller is trying to flip Manafort against Trump.
“Once he agrees to cooperate, he has to cooperate about everything, said Dershowitz. “There’s no such thing as partial cooperation.”
As for Trump pardoning Manafort? That’s now “off the table,” and that flipping on the President “opens up a lot of doors that probably haven’t been opened before.”
It’s a “big win” for Mueller, Dershowitz concludes.
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