President Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said Thursday that Trump asked for advice on whether to pardon his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.
Giuliani told The Washington Post that Trump sought advice while Manafort’s financial fraud trial was taking place, and that the president felt that Manafort was being mistreated by federal prosecutors.
The president’s lawyers advocated against issuing a pardon in this case, saying Trump should wait until after special counsel Robert Mueller concludes his Russia probe, according to Giuliani, who said that Trump agreed.
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#BREAKING: Giuliani: Trump asked lawyers weeks ago about pardoning Manafort https://t.co/Y6bLIUOvuy pic.twitter.com/YgEESLqxlH
— The Hill (@thehill) August 23, 2018
Yesterday v today pic.twitter.com/FSsIclY8Pd
— Sam Stein (@samstein) August 23, 2018
Giuliani reverses, says he discussed pardons with Trump, but not about one for Manafort https://t.co/trUobmFZbE pic.twitter.com/EEBIQmrE1q
— The Hill (@thehill) August 24, 2018
“Dangling a pardon—essentially saying, ‘A pardon will be available for you at some point down the line,’ is tantamount to obstruction of justice and witness tampering,” says @sethwaxman https://t.co/TeedHbqpuI
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 24, 2018
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