Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Thursday was sentenced to 47 months in prison after a federal jury in Virginia convicted him on eight counts of bank and tax fraud last year. Ellis emphasized ahead of sentencing that the Manafort case was not about Russian interference in the 2016 election. HOW PAUL MANAFORT IS CONNECTED TO TRUMP, RUSSIA INVESTIGATIONEllis said that the guidelines of sentencing Manafort to between 19 and 24 years in prison were "excessive for this case." FLASHBACK: MUELLER WANTED PAUL MANAFORT IMPRISONED UP TO 24 YEARSAfter he heard his sentence, Manafort looked red-faced and emotional, while his wife appeared stone-faced. “I feel very badly for Paul Manafort,” Trump said in August.

Source: Fox News March 08, 2019 00:00 UTC