By Spencer S. Hsu , Spencer S. Hsu Investigative reporter Email Bio Follow Rachel Weiner and Rachel Weiner Local reporter covering federal court in Alexandria, Va. and local court in Arlington and Alexandria. Email Bio Follow Ann E. Marimow Ann E. Marimow Reporter covering legal affairs Email Bio Follow March 13 at 1:16 PM Breaking: Paul Manafort has been charged in a 16-count indictment in New York state, the first charges that are outside President Trump’s pardon power.
The question of whether anyone in Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or colluded with” the Russian government “was not presented in this case,” she said, so for Manafort’s attorneys to emphasize that no such collusion was proved, she said, is “a non-sequitur.” “No one is beyond the law in New York,” Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. said in a statement announcing the indictment. “Following an investigation commenced by our office in March 2017, a Manhattan grand jury has charged Mr. Manafort with state criminal violations which strike at the heart of New York’s sovereign interests, including the integrity of our residential mortgage market.
He added that nine months in solitary confinement after being jailed on charges of of witness tampering gave him “new self-awareness.”Jackson said Manafort’s crimes were “not just a failure to comply with some pesky regulations,” but “lying to the American people and the American Congress. . . . It is hard to overstate the number of lies and amount of money involved.”
Manafort’s attempt to cover up his crimes by asking witnesses to lie for him, Weissmann said, “is not reflective of somebody who has learned a harsh lesson. It is not a reflection of remorse. It is evidence that something is wrong with sort of a moral compass.” The investigation of Manafort predated the appointment of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III in 2017, and it wasn’t the special counsel’s office that made Manafort lie to investigators, she said.
rich get away with too much...
On the bright side, the SDNY Trial will give PaulManafort glimpses of life outside Prison before he DIES IN PRISON!
Make no mistake: This is how a police state operates. They’re only concerned with one crime he committed: Working as Trunp’s campaign manager for a couple of months. Manafort ManafortSentencing
This is Sad. When probably 60% of the people persecuting him are all just as guilty of similar crimes!
Why on earth wd PRES. TRUMP EVEN THINK OF PARDONING A LAWYER WITH YRS. OF CORRUPT PAST! HE IS THE LIKES OF CLINTON MAFIA & CORRUPT DEMOCRATS WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE ABOVE THE LAW!
'Paul Manafort charged in 16-count indictment in New York state, the first charges that are outside Trump's pardon power.' TrumpCrimeSyndicate wednesdaymotivation wednesdaythoughts . Amy Berman Jackson. Judge Jackson . New York . Cyrus Vance Jr. Trump ManhattanDA 😂🍿
Womp womp
So what
Mr. Manafort must now realize that he alone had the keys to keep him from spending the rest of his life in jail... simply tell Mueller the truth. Next steps; Trump pardons Manafort then Manafort is transferred to a New York prison to await arraignment. Wanna make a deal Paul?
7 and a half will go by pretty quickly tho
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The lesson here is: If you help someone outside the establishment win an election over an establishment favorite, the establishment will come down on you, hard.
You know that Hillary & Barry will be sentenced for life to Guantanamo? 😜😘Be sure you will make realllllllly big headlines!
Trump has never even hinted at pardoning Manafort but as usual facts play no role in reporting.
Wouldn't even be necessary to keep hammering on him if it wasn't for our DOLT of a president hanging pardons out there for these criminals that are 'loyal'
How much time did Podesta get? Oh wait. You don’t mention his immunity.
What about Tony Podesta?...SDNY has had his criminal referral from Mueller for more than a year
It’s the end of the beginning, but not the beginning of the end for WHOLE thing!
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Now that's funny
Check mate.
WOW! He walked into a wall of new indictments, after being sentenced? Wondering if he’s committed crimes on Mars as well at this point.
Unpardonable charges at the state level. lmfao
State charges = unpardonable. Trump has compromised Federal law enforcement, to his benefit. The states may have to take the lead.
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The sentence is still way too short for the crimes, and will not dissuade other people like him.
Politically motivated prosecutions are awesome!- NY State
No pardons for NY state crimes. 🍎
And he should serve them consecutively.
Stalin used these same tactics to crush his political enemies. Stay calm, civil war is around the corner.
Booooooom.
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