Manafort in court right now--Judge Jackson just ordered him to forfeit $11 million

[Mrs. Overall]

(No sentence yet...)

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Shimon Prokupecz
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@ShimonPro
Jackson says she has signed the agreed order of forfeiture for $11 million.

[Don Quijote]

1. That's fine but he needs jail time

From this judge.

[watoos]

4. In a real prison.

[Mrs. Overall]

6. Agree--hopefully she will give him the max sentence.

[watoos]

2. Mueller is making us money,

where is the complicit M$M coverage of this to shoot down the narrative that the Mueller investigation is too costly?

[Leghorn21]

3. Weismann:

We're here today because of the crimes that Mr. Manafort committee for over a decade," Andrew Weissmann said.

He said that Manafort talked about promoting American ideals and ideology. "His conduct belies both of those things," Weissmann said.

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[watoos]

5. A lot of pressure is on this judge,

I'm guessing 6 years, hopefully in addition to the 47 months.

[Leghorn21]

7. Weismann:

Weissmann: When investigators were onto M he lied repeatedly
to the DOJ. He then tampered with 2 witnesses to avoid getting
caught for the FARA and money laundering crime. In violating the
act, he not only hid it from the American people but also the people
that worked for him.

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[imanamerican63]

8. She should take everything he has got!

He will just do his dirty work with the money he has left!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. Zoe Tillman will keep up with the Manafort sentencing:

She's live-tweeting. These are just a few tweets.

HighlySelectiveHat Retweeted

Re: the argument by Manafort's lawyers that Manafort has supported family and friends financially, Weissmann says: "That in other circumstances would be truly admirable, it is less so when it is done with other people’s money."

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Weissmann calls Manaforts violation of FARA "egregious," saying Manafort not only failed to report his work for Ukraine, but he had other companies involved conceal their role, created a sham group to serve as a "fig leaf," and then filed an "false and incomplete" report in 2017

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Re: the witness tampering conspiracy, Weissmann says that it's a crime that goes to the "heart" of the justice system, and notes that Manafort tried to interfere with witnesses while he was already the subject of a prosecution

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[jberryhill]

10. .

[Leghorn21]

11. ..."and he's going to apologize, get off his back!!"

Now Downing is up to argue on behalf of Manafort. Says
Manafort recognizes these are serious crimes, and "he
will address the court to show that he truly is sorry for violating the law."

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[Mrs. Overall]

12. So, why apologize in this sentencing when he refused to apologize last week?

Because there is no "fix" in terms of pardon?

[Leghorn21]

14. Beats me, Mrs - it's hard to make sense of the actions of all these TRAITORS

[watoos]

17. This judge isn't bought off.

[GusBob]

15. Thanks for the updates

[malaise]

13. Manafort about to speak n/t

[Leghorn21]

16. Oh damn, it's that "enemy of the people" that's wrecking poor Paulie's life, waannhh

Downning says there's a ton of political motivation
around this case, not from prosecutors but from the
press, largely. Asks the court to take into account the
harshness of that on Manafort and his family.

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[onenote]

19. teeing up the argument Trump will make in commuting Manafort's sentence

[Leghorn21]

20. Oh crap, I bet you're right, one - he's certainly using the right buzz words

[Hortensis]

33. You have to be right. They've been hitting this same ball

down the green for months.

[watoos]

18. I'm going to take a drive,

and listen on FM radio.

[Leghorn21]

21. Update:

[Mrs. Overall]

22. Manafort says he is "sorry"

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Natasha Bertrand
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@NatashaBertrand
Manafort is now addressing the court. "In my previous allocation I told Judge Ellis I was ashamed for my conduct...I want to say to you now that I am sorry for what I have done and for all the activities that have gotten me here today."

[Leghorn21]

24. Awww, does he need a

[Mrs. Overall]

25. More kleenex--he says he is his wife's primary caregiver--

But he's been locked up for months and he's in a wheelchair with "gout."

WTF

[Leghorn21]

28. What about his ex-mistress, maybe she needs caregiving too, eh

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/03/paul-manafort-american-hustler/550925/

[Mrs. Overall]

23. Manafort arrived at clarity about his actions since last week:

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[Hortensis]

35. His mien before this judge contrasts dramatically

with how he behaved in Judge Ellis's court. He must have felt arrogantly confident then that he didn't need to lower himself to pretending shame.

Ellis gives extremely low sentence for a mostly "blameless" man, setup for a "quid pro quo" pardon that's undoubtedly coming.

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[Mrs. Overall]

26. Recess for 25 minutes while judge considers her decision.

[True Blue American]

32. Judge said Manafort is

Not enemy number one, but is no victim either!

[oasis]

27. He's "sorry" alright, so put his sorry ass in jail and throw away the key.

[bluestarone]

29. So if he's so sorry why doesn't the judge say

Ok, your sorry, so are you willing to tell Mueller the truth the WHOLE truth? NOW!!!

[dustyscamp]

30. I hope Justice will happen today

[brooklynite]

31. His latest pitch is that he's the primary caregiver for his wife...

Since he's already going away for four years, having his wife come to jail with him seems like an unusual choice, but who am I to judge?

[malaise]

34. She's going to give him the full ten years

Can't wait

[bearsfootball516]

37. Apparently not.

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[malaise]

38. Six years

Part of the sentence runs concurrently - thought she's give him the full ten.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

36. Zoe Tillman thread link

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1105796607180722176.html

[Duppers]

39. *Forfeit $11 million*

Hopefully tRump, his offsprings, and Jared will get the same treatment. They should take Mar-A-Lago, all the kids' properties, and what'll be left of their bank accounts on and off-shore.

It'll be party time 🎉.