To be fair, I'm pretty sure he did what he could during the trial hoping the jury would find him innocent.
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Paul Manafort sentenced to jail for 90 months (43 and 47 separately)
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I served 31 months (sentenced to 3 years) for selling one stolen Nintendo 3DS.
To be fair, this was before the price drop.
To be fair, this was before the price drop.
This sentence surprised me more than if he would have been found innocent.
I don't see how you guys see this as a negative. This is a HUGE win. None of these buffoons, were never gonna get heavy sentencing, c'moon now.
The fact is, Trump is in all probability going to walk free. Shamed, but free. like it or not.
Oops. Just did some research now, still looks like a sellout.
You forgot the /s.
Manafort still has a 2nd set of charges to be sentenced on ,from an angrier judge. Also, state charges can also happen.
The message that is sent is that crime pays off.
I'd go to jail for 4 if I can enjoy my millions after that. Totally worth it.
I'd go to jail for 4 if I can enjoy my millions after that. Totally worth it.
Yooooo that's one helluva annual salary! Crime does pay kids! (As long as you're rich and, more importantly, white).
What a fucking joke. The US seem like more and more a nation with a feudal system rather then a democratic one.
I just wonder you know? What could it be? What could possibly motivate the judge in this case?
Fuck it, burn the system to the ground. It's irredeemable. I don't know why I thought Manafort would be different. Because he was so ridiculously criminal, I thought he might have been scapegoated but nope.
Oh, and there's zero chance this is done without corrupt intent by Judge Ellis. Fucker was acting suspect from the beginning and there's no way to get anywhere near this sentence justly. There's been undue influence or corrupt bias; I don't know what it is but he must be one corrupt motherfucker.
I'm extremely angry and also utterly fatigued by this. Fuck this broken system.
Oh, and there's zero chance this is done without corrupt intent by Judge Ellis. Fucker was acting suspect from the beginning and there's no way to get anywhere near this sentence justly. There's been undue influence or corrupt bias; I don't know what it is but he must be one corrupt motherfucker.
I'm extremely angry and also utterly fatigued by this. Fuck this broken system.
And the USA's standing on the world stage plummets even further into the cesspit. Completely fucked, good luck to you all over there.
I just wonder you know? What could it be? What could possibly motivate the judge in this case?
Jefferson had like a coffee can in his freezer stashed with cash. I remember thinking it sounded straight out of a movie. Dude is corrupt but no where near corrupt as the traitor manafort. I hate the scumbags that have destroyed our country and the gullible idiots who enable them
They're trying to say that if the sentences/repercussions are brought this low after hype Trump can say it was exactly that, hype.
I like how the judge assumes in his ruling that Manaforts life, outside of this one case, is totally sparkling clean, and uses that to justify this soft-ball ruling. here's me thinking absence of evidence (him not getting caught for past crimes) isn't evidence of absence (him being totally clean before all this). But I guess an experienced federal judge just knows these things better than me.
One fifth to one sixth of the recommended sentence. Weird, it's almost like this judge has some kind of agenda...
Thankfully Judge Amy Berman Jackson is able to add up to ten consecutive years to this sentence if she so chooses, so it's too early to lose hope in checks and balances.
Thankfully Judge Amy Berman Jackson is able to add up to ten consecutive years to this sentence if she so chooses, so it's too early to lose hope in checks and balances.
Yeah, rich white guys don't go to prison here. It's bullshit, much worse than Thor 2 the Dark World. Put BvS or JL on the poll and you'd get closer.
This judge, and most judges in this country, deserve to lose their jobs because of this exact kind of Injustice.
This judge, and most judges in this country, deserve to lose their jobs because of this exact kind of Injustice.
For real, it's gonna be a spa/resort type of thing compared to real prisons.
Where do I sign up for these "commit treason get rich quick" schemes?
Could it be that Manafort received a reduced sentence because he is giving the FBI everything they want?
There's got to be something here, my blood is boiling.
There's got to be something here, my blood is boiling.
This is the Manafort juror (the one with the MAGA hat in her car). If you can make it through the 8 minutes, you'll see just how miraculous it was that Manafort was convicted.
I don't think so. The prosecutors from Mueller's office said that he was basically useless to them. When he didn't lie, he told them things they already knew.
Honestly, I can't think of anywhere I wouldn't expect this kind of outcome. Privilege rules with impunity. Certainly it happens all the time here in Australia. Manafort getting properly punished would have been the aberrancy; we just got temporarily fooled into thinking things might be different this time.
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No he got less time because it's white collar crime no one cares what that shit.
The New York Times @nytimes
While "many judges do sentence leniently in white-collar cases, dropping all the way from 19 years to four years is absurd," said Barbara McQuade, a former United States attorney who teaches law at the University of Michigan https://nyti.ms/2ELhMBC
7:14 AM - Mar 8, 2019
While "many judges do sentence leniently in white-collar cases, dropping all the way from 19 years to four years is absurd," said Barbara McQuade, a former United States attorney who teaches law at the University of Michigan https://nyti.ms/2ELhMBC
7:14 AM - Mar 8, 2019
The Washington Post @washingtonpost
Paul Manafort's "mind-boggling" 47-month sentence prompts debate over "blatant inequities" in the justice system https://wapo.st/2TIdBQF
6:55 AM - Mar 8, 2019
Paul Manafort's "mind-boggling" 47-month sentence prompts debate over "blatant inequities" in the justice system https://wapo.st/2TIdBQF
6:55 AM - Mar 8, 2019
Michael Del Moro @MikeDelMoro
Natasha Bertrand on @Morning_Joe: "The fact that the judge would say that Paul Manafort has lived this pristine life prior to his massive tax and bank fraud crimes is really a complete joke to anybody who's studied Paul Manafort's life."
7:20 AM - Mar 8, 2019
Natasha Bertrand on @Morning_Joe: "The fact that the judge would say that Paul Manafort has lived this pristine life prior to his massive tax and bank fraud crimes is really a complete joke to anybody who's studied Paul Manafort's life."
7:20 AM - Mar 8, 2019
So, the charges that he remains to be sentenced for are the Consp Against US and similar stemmed charges. As in, the charges that can only be tried in a federal venue.
So, the backup plan of charging him at the state level should he be pardoned is now out the window, as long as he takes the 47 months on the chin for bank fraud and accepts his pardon for treason.
So, the backup plan of charging him at the state level should he be pardoned is now out the window, as long as he takes the 47 months on the chin for bank fraud and accepts his pardon for treason.