RUSH TRANSCRIPT This is ░░░░░░░░ I m joined by ░░░░░░░░ Vance former U S ░░░░░░░░ and MSNBC analyst It ░░░░░░░░ to me like Manafort ░░░░░░░░ going inside and he ░░░░░░░░ not get out ever ░░░░░░░░ think that s a ░░░░░░░░ possibility Prosecutors don t ░░░░░░░░ defendants who go out ░░░░░░░░ try totacher with witnesses ░░░░░░░░ judges don t like ░░░░░░░░ any more than prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ He could find his ░░░░░░░░ revoked on Friday He ░░░░░░░░ got a hobcyian choice ░░░░░░░░ He can wait for ░░░░░░░░ pardon with Trump there ░░░░░░░░ is stoically going into ░░░░░░░░ out of court all ░░░░░░░░ or wait and think ░░░░░░░░ might get him down ░░░░░░░░ five years The way ░░░░░░░░ is stacking up charges ░░░░░░░░ can he let him ░░░░░░░░ free including witness tampering ░░░░░░░░ s hard to know ░░░░░░░░ kind of deal Mueller ░░░░░░░░ be contemplating giving to ░░░░░░░░ It s unlikely frankly ░░░░░░░░ gets a deal where ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have to ░░░░░░░░ any time in prison ░░░░░░░░ on the information that ░░░░░░░░ would have to share ░░░░░░░░ could make cases against ░░░░░░░░ defendants he might get ░░░░░░░░ consideration from the prosecution ░░░░░░░░ you think lawyers and ░░░░░░░░ interest lawyers and public ░░░░░░░░ and aclu people do ░░░░░░░░ think Mueller might be ░░░░░░░░ the book at this ░░░░░░░░ in a Hardball way ░░░░░░░░ the top Basically Manafort ░░░░░░░░ being squeezed so hard ░░░░░░░░ everybody thinks he s ░░░░░░░░ to be the star ░░░░░░░░ against Trump that he ░░░░░░░░ all about it he ░░░░░░░░ chairman of the campaign ░░░░░░░░ chairman of the convention ░░░░░░░░ s a Russian expert ░░░░░░░░ must have talked Russia ░░░░░░░░ lot with Trump There ░░░░░░░░ so much they re ░░░░░░░░ to get out of ░░░░░░░░ guy The way they ░░░░░░░░ going after him is ░░░░░░░░ hard and tough Fair ░░░░░░░░ re having a conversation ░░░░░░░░ criminal justice reform in ░░░░░░░░ country You know we ░░░░░░░░ talking abouting whether people ░░░░░░░░ be charged as heavily ░░░░░░░░ they have been and ░░░░░░░░ to Yale for as ░░░░░░░░ I d say in ░░░░░░░░ s case the charges ░░░░░░░░ fit the conduct This ░░░░░░░░ serious conduct This is ░░░░░░░░ collar fraud involving millions ░░░░░░░░ dollars and foreign countries ░░░░░░░░ our international interests If ░░░░░░░░ should be treat this ░░░░░░░░ way it s Paul ░░░░░░░░ Mcclatchy is reporting new ░░░░░░░░ between Russia and then ░░░░░░░░ which spent an estimated ░░░░░░░░ million to boost the ░░░░░░░░ campaign According to photographs ░░░░░░░░ an anonymous NRA source ░░░░░░░░ prominent Russians summoned Putin ░░░░░░░░ inner circle have been ░░░░░░░░ as having contact with ░░░░░░░░ NRA officials during did ░░░░░░░░ 2016 uz election campaign ░░░░░░░░ Russians hosted an NRA ░░░░░░░░ for a week of ░░░░░░░░ wining and dining in ░░░░░░░░ in December of 15 ░░░░░░░░ include the Russian prime ░░░░░░░░ of defense as well ░░░░░░░░ aleksander torshin who spoke ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump Jr Five ░░░░░░░░ later at the NRA ░░░░░░░░ in Kentucky What s ░░░░░░░░ common interest of the ░░░░░░░░ and Moscow That s ░░░░░░░░ 80 million Whether there ░░░░░░░░ a common interest in ░░░░░░░░ Trump elected then candidate ░░░░░░░░ elected and whether Russian ░░░░░░░░ was illegally funneled into ░░░░░░░░ campaign using the NRA ░░░░░░░░ the cutout Is that ░░░░░░░░ That s not legal ░░░░░░░░ can t use foreign ░░░░░░░░ in a U S ░░░░░░░░ and you can t ░░░░░░░░ we would call the ░░░░░░░░ a straw person someone ░░░░░░░░ looks eligible to make ░░░░░░░░ contribution You can t ░░░░░░░░ money through them if ░░░░░░░░ re a prohibited contributor ░░░░░░░░ would be a conspiracy ░░░░░░░░ contribute money if the ░░░░░░░░ lends that way The ░░░░░░░░ have been selling themselves ░░░░░░░░ the patriotic front in ░░░░░░░░ country That they care ░░░░░░░░ our country more than ░░░░░░░░ Now if they re ░░░░░░░░ with the Russians they ░░░░░░░░ t look patriotic to ░░░░░░░░ They don t and ░░░░░░░░ have denied all of ░░░░░░░░ The NRA reports it ░░░░░░░░ not yet been contacted ░░░░░░░░ Mueller s prosecutors to ░░░░░░░░ their side of the ░░░░░░░░ We ll have to ░░░░░░░░ how that plays out ░░░░░░░░ next, the “Hardball”