[Pearls Before Swine]

Mueller's main tactic, and only hope, is to break Manafort and have him turn against President Trump.

But, what if there is nothing for Manafort to reveal? Suppose he is forced into perjury... how convincing a case could be built out of such thin, made-up gruel?

[detective]

“what if there is nothing for Manafort to reveal? Suppose he is forced into perjury... how convincing a case could be built out of such thin, made-up gruel?”

Mueller’s whole investigation is based on nothing but lies.

This will be to create a false narrative for lies by the media, reducing Trump’s approval and providing an excuse for impeachment.

[Political Junkie Too]

what if there is nothing for Manafort to reveal?

Manafort was only brought in after the primaries were over to manage the delegate process in advance of the convention in order to block the GOPe from mounting a floor fight.

Once the convention was over, Manafort was dismissed and Bannon and Conway took over.

There isn't much of a window for Manafort to collude with Russians. Why would the Russians want to risk exposure by meddling with a GOP-only delegate fight that was a long-shot Hail Mary at best for the disgruntled GOPe?

-PJ