The Report, Episode 13: Pardons on the Table
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It\\u2019s January 2018. Paul Manafort and Rick Gates are in a whole lot of trouble. The past is catching up to them. Three months earlier, they\\u2019d both been indicted on multiple felony counts and now it looks like there might be even more charges coming. Gates is getting nervous--they\\u2019re facing many years in prison. Manafort tells Gates to relax. He\\u2019s talked to the president\\u2019s personal counsel. He says they\\u2019re going to \\u201ctake care of us.\\u201d Manafort tells Gates he\\u2019d be stupid to plead guilty now, \\u201cjust sit tight, we\\u2019ll be taken care of.\\u201d Gates wants to be crystal clear on what exactly Manafort\\u2019s getting at. So he asks: Is the president going to pardon them?
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