His conviction was the culmination of a stunning downfall for a man who, in addition to Trump's campaign, worked on the White House bids of Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Defence attorney Kevin Downing, speaking after the sentencing said Manafort had "made clear he accepts responsibility for his conduct. Manafort is one of six top advisers and associates of Trump's 2016 presidential election campaign to be charged in the Mueller investigation. Besides Manafort and Gates, four other former Trump associates face charges or have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the Mueller investigation. George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy advisor to the Trump campaign, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and was sentenced to two weeks in prison.

Source: Standard Digital March 08, 2019 03:33 UTC