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08-19-2018, 02:30 PM
http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/nOvHysn6Z_AXDbD4Vg8cmg--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2018-08-17T100251Z_1_LYNXMPEE7G0SU_RTROPTP_2_USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA-MANAFORT.JPG (https://www.yahoo.com/news/jury-weigh-manafort-fate-second-day-reasonable-doubt-100251521--sector.html)In remarks to reporters at the White House, Trump again called Mueller's investigation, which had cast a cloud over his presidency, a "rigged witch hunt," but sidestepped a question about whether he would issue a presidential pardon for Manafort. The jurors met for about seven hours on Thursday without reaching a verdict on 18 criminal counts with which Manafort is charged. As president, Trump has the power to pardon Manafort on the federal charges.



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