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New York State Prosecutors Have a Plan to Ensure Paul Manafort Goes to Jail Even If Donald Trump Pardons Him

New York State Prosecutors Have a Plan to Ensure Paul Manafort Goes to Jail Even If Donald Trump Pardons Him
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse for a hearing on June 15, 2018 in Washington, DC. Today a federal judge revoked Manafort's bail due to alleged witness tampering. Manafort was indicted last year by a federal grand jury and has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him including, conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, and being an unregistered agent of a foreign principal. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Amelia Mavis Christnot
By Amelia Mavis ChristnotFeb 24, 2019
Amelia Mavis Christnot

Amelia is an Oglala Lakȟóta, Kanien'kehá:ka Haudenosaunee and Métis Navy brat who settled in the wilds of Northern Maine. A member of the Indigenous Journalists Association, she considers herself a proud Maineiac.

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Since the election of President Donald Trump and the first allegations of improper conduct by members of his campaign and the Trump administration, people speculated about presidential pardons. However despite what many people think, a President's ability to pardon a person is not absolute.

And it is one of those limitations on Trump's pardoning powers that the New York County District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is eyeing.

The President can only pardon federal crimes, brought under federal laws. They cannot pardon anyone charged under state or local laws.

The Department of Justice (DoJ) Special Counsel's investigation led by Robert Mueller as well as the separate investigation being brought against former Trump confidant, lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen and anyone implicated during that inquiry by the DoJ Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York all fall under federal purview.

The fear by many is that the President and his close associates remain untouchable because Trump can pardon anyone charged by the DoJ. Pardons for Trump campaign participants Roger Stone and Paul Manafort concern many.

But DA Vance is looking to bring separate charges for the state and local laws violated by members of the Trump team. His first target appears to be Paul Manafort.

People are already suggesting who else they would like to see face state and local charges.

Others asked if more states would also bring charges against Manafort.

Sympathy levels for the man linked to Donald Trump since the 1980s were not terribly high.

People offered thoughts and prayers.

NY County DA Vance’s investigation of Manafort began in 2017 before Mueller charged him with "conspiracy, failure to file reports of foreign bank accounts and failure to register as an agent of a foreign country—Ukraine". Those initial federal charges were followed by bank fraud, filing false tax returns and failure to file reports of foreign bank accounts.

New York County's charges would include evasion of New York taxes and violations of state laws requiring companies to keep accurate books and records.

People seemed pleased with this latest turn of events in the multiple investigations into President Trump, the Trump Foundation, Trump Organization, Trump/Pence 2016 campaign and the Trump administration.

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