“If he doesn’t cooperate or get a pardon, he’s going to die in prison,” a former federal prosecutor told the Los Angeles Times, talking about Paul Manafort.

The Times also reported that, a month ago, Trump called Paul Manafort’s jailing “very unfair” and that, two days later, Rudy Giuliani said Manafort being treated unfairly was grounds for a Presidential pardon.

So here’s how politics works: Mueller indicts Manafort, Manafort lands in jail, and Rudy Giuliani dangles a pardon in front of Manafort.