Friday, March 8, 2019

Trump's Former Campaign Manager Gets Lenient Sentence

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman has received a nearly four- year sentence for tax and bank fraud.

Prosecutors from the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller wanted the judge to make an example of Paul Manafort.

The requested a sentence of between 19 and 24 years saying he was a 'hardened, remorseless criminal" who lied to them after agreeing to cooperate.

Manafort's Attorney Kevin Downing spoke outside the courthouse.

IN: As you heard...
OUT: ...from Russia.
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