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Originally Posted by finnbow
The most likely interpretation of today's events is that they have reached a verdict on 17 of 18 counts. Manafort's sentence for conviction on 17 accounts will likely be effectively the same as a conviction on all 18 counts.
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Yes, but there should have been no doubt about guilt on all charges, given the overwhelming evidence. This judge planted the seed of doubt in the jurors’ minds. It takes just a single Trumpkin on the jury to run with it, and disrupt what should have been a simple unanimous conclusion.