"[I]n your report you make a very serious conclusion about the evidence regarding the President's involvement with the Manafort criminal proceedings. ...[page 132, Vol. II] "Evidence concerning the President's conduct toward Manafort indicates that the President intended to encourage Manafort to not cooperate with the government." It is clear that the President both publicly and privately discouraged Mr. Manafort's cooperation or flipping, while also dangling the promise of a pardon, if he stayed loyal and did not share what he knew about the President. Anyone else who did these things would be prosecuted for them. We must ensure that no one is above the law..."
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