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BOREALIS, yep, result gives credence to Mueller's probe. It certainly puts to rest Trump's much repeated, bullshit mantra that the whole thing is a hoax.

"But the fact remains that Manafort volunteered to work for free for the Trump campaign .. https://www.businessinsider.com/paul-manafort-ukraine-debt-trump-campaign-unpaid-volunteer-2018-2/ .. at a time when he was deep in debt and was caught red-handed (or, more accurately, red-emailed) asking how he could use his campaign status to “get whole” with a Russian oligarch to whom he was financially beholden. So Ellis’s guidelines notwithstanding, this trial was very much about Russian collusion."
.. your link .. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/paul-manafort-found-guilty-what-s-next-manafort-mueller-should-ncna902601

no jury could miss Manafort's "get whole" remark. See an Oct. 2017 article in The Atlantic linked here

Yep, Manafort's "How do we use to get whole" ..
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/emails-suggest-manafort-sought-approval-from-putin-ally-deripaska/541677/
to Kilimnik for Deripaska and others benefit sure suggests Manafort intended to use his position with Trump to fix up his Russian debts.
.. posted May '18, with more ..
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=140578600

Good article, BOREALIS, "“a soldier’s plea.”" in Washington is no doubt a possibility since Manafort's obviously angling for a
president's help. And public appreciation made by him and/or his lawyers for the comfort and support from Trump wouldn't hurt.