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Paul Manafort sentenced to jail for 90 months (43 and 47 separately)
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It's not as much as I'd hoped he'd face, but given that he's less than a month from his 70th birthday, a sentence like this means he runs a good chance of seeing out his days behind bars. Good, and fuck him.
The next step will be to see whether Trump comes through with the pardon, then what the counter move will be on other charges that Trump can't pardon...
The next step will be to see whether Trump comes through with the pardon, then what the counter move will be on other charges that Trump can't pardon...
~7.5 years is not insubstantial for the crimes committed, especially for someone who is almost 70 years old.
The standalone sentence in the second hearing seem adequate, but having two and a half years of it be served concurrent kinda ruins the whole thing.
Any other average dude would have been locked up for way more than this.
Any other average dude would have been locked up for way more than this.
He'll be pardoned by the end of the week by your lovely president.
That's irrelevant (and unlikely) and would be true even if he was given 30 years.
Most people get out way there sentence time. I'm guessing he'll get out in like four five
White collar crimes seem to be the perfect opportunity for judges to make an example of excessive sentencing. How fortunate for those who have been doing it all their life but simply were caught with their hand in the cookie jar this one time.
I mean, yes? That's how our justice system is supposed to work.
Considering that prosecutors recommended 19 years for the first sentence alone and he only got less than 4 for that, it's pretty insubstantial for the crimes committed.
Judge: I'm not here to practice leniency, Manafart.
Also Judge: 5 years is too much. No mandatory. I hope you learned your lesson!
Also Judge: 5 years is too much. No mandatory. I hope you learned your lesson!
That's not how Federal justice works. Federal prisoners serve 87% of the sentence length typically https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/how-much-time-off-good-behavior-federal-prison.html
"I really don't to have to this" - Judge complaining about doing their job.
EDIT - If there were state charges against Manafort, I can't image that would be any more than 2 years tops. This is only based on my gut feeling mind you but when the law talks about being tough on someone, it's only when they're involved in drugs.
EDIT - If there were state charges against Manafort, I can't image that would be any more than 2 years tops. This is only based on my gut feeling mind you but when the law talks about being tough on someone, it's only when they're involved in drugs.
Not really he can pardon people up until his last day in office after the election.
It must feel good to be a rich white man. Do crime after crime, do crime while in jail for doing crime and only get probably 6-7 years in a luxury prison for rich people. He's probably safer there than overseas where he might get a plutonium sandwich and accidently fall out a window.
This second ruling is much better. Still pissed about the first, but at least now he has a chance of living out rest of his days behind bars. Not like it is a safe bet, but...at least a chance now.