Thread by @rgoodlaw

Giuliani on CNN: Manafort couldn't incriminate Trump because "Manafort was with him for four months" and didn't play a central role

Here's why that's false on many counts

1. Timeline by @K8brannen showing how far back Manafort-Trump go (decades)
justsecurity.org/46464/timeline… <thread>

2. Manafort was campaign chair (celebrated by Newt Gingrich for playing major role).

See this revealing tweet and quote at the time Manafort resigned in Aug. 2016:

3. Here's Manafort after he "officially" resigned:

“A figure from the past, Manafort, was back in the fold. The strategist was offering the GOP nominee pointers on how to handle the Clinton email news and urging him to make a play in Michigan.”
politico.com/magazine/story…

4. Here's Manafort during the transition:

"Still, the longtime K Street lobbyist and former Ronald Reagan operative has insinuated himself into the transition process through other channels, with allies like Rick Gates..."

cnn.com/2016/12/01/pol…

5. Here's Manafort and Trump after January 20, 2017:

"The conversations between Manafort and Trump continued after the President took office, long after the FBI investigation into Manafort was publicly known, the sources told CNN."

cnn.com/2017/09/18/pol…

Thanks to reporting by:

Politico's @politicoalex @EliStokols @ShaneGoldmacher @kenvogel on Manafort in post-Aug campaign (#3)

CNN's @GregJKrieg @jamiegangel on Manafort in transition (#4)

CNN's @evanperez @ShimonPro @PamelaBrownCNN on Manafort post Jan. 20 (#5)

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P.S. read @emptywheel's post in Jan. 2018:

"Trump Has Told Friends and Aides that Paul Manafort Can Incriminate Him" (based off reporting by NBC's @howardfineman)
emptywheel.net/2018/01/30/tru…