(CNN) Former independent counsel Ken Starr said Sunday that "we're much closer to getting the truth than we were before" former campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded guilty to several federal crimes and agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday. "This is more delicate because now you have someone very close to the President, at least for a while, the campaign manager. "The real significance of what's happened is we're much closer to getting the truth than we were before this plea," Starr added. "It is so terrific for the investigation and, frankly, the American people that we're moving forward, we're getting someone who may be knowledgeable." Starr acknowledged that Trump has the right to pardon Manafort, which the President has reportedly discussed with his legal team , but said such a move would be "unwise."

Source: CNN September 16, 2018 14:47 UTC