Flip This, Tony

So Paul Manafort, whom we once predicted would never serve a day in jail, has flipped....on Obama-Clinton lawyer Greg Craig and Tony 'two guns' Podesta.

Who is Tony Podesta? A Chicago mob boss, Tony Podesta earned the sobriquet 'two guns' for bragging, 'Always pack two guns, Joey. One for your enemies, one for your friends.'

He is also the head of the Podesta Group, a lobbying/influence organization, and the brother of John 'The Bull' Podesta, Clinton consiglieri and chair of Hillary!'s campaign.

John Nolte is right, as he is right about everything, when he says:

For his part, Mueller has to justify the fact he has allowed a cloud to hang over the presidency for 18 months. What if his only way to do that is to bring down powerful Democrats? What if the only way for Mueller to fold-up his witch hunt with any dignity is with the head of a Podesta on that platter?

Oh that gumshoe Mueller. That sleuth. That man of justice. The investigation needs to run it's course. Let Mueller do his job.

 *It's possible this statement and the nicknames 'Two Guns' and 'The Bull' aren't entirely true.

The Manafort Battlespace Prep

Some time ago we wrote that Paul Manafort would never serve a day in prison.

When you're right 51% of the time...

Bumbling Bob Mueller knows that the pardons are a'commin, which is why he's feeding info to the NY State AG whose office would be immune from a presidential pardon.

Which is not to say the New York AG won't be politically vulnerable. First there's the issue of double jeopardy. Americans hate that. More importantly Trump surrogates will simply go on TV and say, 'The president already pardoned Manafort.'

Most deliciously, and Trump has already brought this up, those same pundits will be on the telly screaming about former NY AG Eric Schneiderman, misogynist and woman beater. 'The prosecutor worked with Eric Schneiderman! What did he know and when did he know it!'

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