Even so he won't be off the hook, he will still be facing charges...
Funny Trump calling Manafort a brave man. Just read Manafort could be sentenced to 22 years.
Ex-Trump campaign boss Paul Manafort could get 22 years in prison, special counsel Mueller says in massive 800-page filing
- Paul Manafort could get nearly 22 years in prison when he is sentenced next month in just one of his criminal cases, special counsel Robert Mueller said in a court filing unsealed Saturday.
- The special counsel called for a stiff sentence, highlighting his "bold" criminal actions and extensive pattern of deceit that "remarkably went unabated even after indictment."
- But Mueller did not recommend that Judge Amy Berman Jackson impose a particular prison sentence on the longtime Republican operative.
- https://pub-origin.cnbc.com/2019/02/23/robert-mueller-drops-800-page-sentencing-memo-on-paul-manafort.html
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New York prosecutor reportedly preparing to charge criminal ex-Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort whether or not president pardons him
New York authorities reportedly are preparing to criminally charge convicted tax cheat and bank fraudster Paul Manafort whether or not President Donald Trump pardons his ex-campaign chief.
A presidential pardon would not protect Manafort, who is awaiting sentencing for a slew of federal crimes, from state-filed criminal charges.
Trump has previously criticized special counsel Robert Mueller's cases against Manafort, whom the president has called "a brave man!" on Twitter.
Bloomberg News first reported Friday that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is ready to file tax and other charges against Manafort, including possibly ones related to laws requiring the keeping of accurate business records, in the event that Trump pardons him.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/22/new-york-preparing-to-charge-paul-manafort-if-trump-pardons.