It is striking that a judge just sentenced Paul Manafort, a major target of the Mueller investigation, to only 47 months in prison. Senior U.S. District Judge T.S. It seems that while Judge Ellis can sympathize with Manafort, the Republican presidential campaign manager, he did not sympathize with Jefferson. Everything now depends on the sentence Manafort receives in his other case, and whether it is consecutive or concurrent. Trump should say "Thank you, Judge Ellis."

Source: Forbes March 08, 2019 01:07 UTC