If Manafort is deep state plant THEN Mueller is white hat.
If Mueller black hat wouldn't he not let him off with slap?
Manafort has nothing on Trump but he does Podesta Group.
In other words, if Mueller is black hat and Manafort black hat plant, then Manafort would have already squealed on Trump if he had anything.
Mueller is going after someone on the same black hat team (Manafort) if Mueller is black hat.
Q told us Manafort is a plant.
Mueller hard on Manafort.
If Manafort plant, Mueller would risk exposing that Manafort was planted - something no black hat wants