President suggested that it was “very brave” that Manafort did not “flip”: If you told the truth, you go to jail. You know this flipping stuff is terrible. You flip and you lie and you get—the prosecutors will tell you 99 percent of the time they can get people to flip. It’s rare that they can’t. But I had three people: Manafort, Corsi—I don’t know Corsi, but he refuses to say what they demanded.2171 Manafort, Corsi [+ + + + +] It’s actually very brave.2172 In response to a question about a potential pardon for Manafort, the President said, “It was never discussed, but I wouldn’t take it off
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