If he praises and defends Manafort the way he did with General Kelly for a while, then I think a lot of fair amount of people are going to say, oh he's setting him up for pardon, which even his ally Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator from South Carolina said the end of the Trump presidency if he starts pardoning these guys.
Begala discusses the implications of Trump potentially pardoning Manafort and how it could affect his presidency.
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So far, it is only effective with the core of his base, right? By double digits, Independents think that these charges are merited in the ABC poll this weekend.
People right now, I think, are afraid of extremists and comforted by incumbents.
Steve Bannon, keep talking, brother, keep talking. Don't shut up ever.
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