Daily Intelligencer Aug. 24, 2018

As an increasing number of President Trump’s former associates find themselves ensnared by federal criminal investigations, the president still holds one trump card, as it were, to try to convince them not to blabber about his unsavory past: the power of the presidential pardon. The newly disloyal Michael Cohen, who has shown little compunction about damaging the president, may be a lost cause. But in the case of ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort — who has steadfastly maintained the code of omerta the president respects so dearly — Trump has reportedly considered wielding his awesome power as a reward.

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