Article snippet: Former Trump campaign chairman MORE and his inner circle by providing prosecutors with additional inside information they previously would not have had, legal experts reacting to the news told The Hill. Even voices that have been deeply critical of Mueller’s actions said it is definitely a big win for the special counsel to have secured cooperation from Manafort, though they cautioned that is remains unclear exactly what Manafort has. “Potentially, [Manafort's guilty plea] opens up lots of doors that probably haven't been opened before,” Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, who has frequently defended Trump over Mueller’s probe, said during a Friday appearance on MSNBC. “I think from the point of view of Mueller, this is a big win, this is a big gain because he gets access to somebody,” added Dershowitz, who is a contributor to The Hill. Manafort pleaded guilty to two charges on Friday as part of his deal. The White House and Trump’s attorneys have asserted that Manafort’s convictions and guilty plea have nothing to do with the president or his 2016 bid; Trump himself has tweeted that Manafort worked for him for only a short period of time. Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani told The Hill that if Manafort had incriminating evidence on Trump, Mueller’s team “would have had him plead to a conspiracy that would encompass the president.” Still, Manafort’s cooperation agreement with Mueller means that he will interview with the special counsel, testify in any upcoming cas... Link to the full article to read more