Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign chairman, asks judge for compassion and does not apologize for his conduct
By Rachel Weiner , Rachel Weiner Local reporter covering federal court in Alexandria, Va. and local court in Arlington and Alexandria.
Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, leaves federal court in Washington on April 4. Prosecutors have painted the former Trump campaign chairman as an incorrigible cheat who must be made to understand the seriousness of his wrongdoing. Manafort contends he is mere collateral damage in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election.
The first skirmish in the hearing came when Manafort’s attorneys argued with federal prosecutors over whether deserved any sentenced reduction for “acceptance of responsibility.” “He does have significant assets,” prosecutor Uzo Asonye said. Asonye said he couldn’t give an exact number because Manafort has not given his financial information to probation officers — which he called “particularly troubling” given the nature of the case.
At the same time, Manafort, who made his name and fortune testing the legal limits of the Washington influence industry, argues that for crossing them he should be able to pay with money rather than years of his life. Nine months in solitary confinement and under a glaring media spotlight have already left him severely compromised, his lawyers said.
The funding that made such satisfaction possible came from Rinat Akhmetov, a coal and steel baron introduced to Manafort by a close Putin ally named Oleg Deripaska. Helping consult was Manafort’s longtime Russian associate Konstantin Kilimnik, whom the FBI has assessed as having ties to Putin’s intelligence service. Kilimnik has denied any connection to Russian intelligence.
“The defendant blames everyone from the special counsel’s office to his Ukrainian clients for his own criminal choices,” they wrote. “Manafort’s effort to shift the blame to others—as he did at trial—is not consistent with acceptance of responsibility or a mitigating factor.” Ellis repeatedly voiced similar sentiments in the run-up to trial, saying prosecutors wanted Manafort to “sing” against Trump and were using the financial charges to “turn the screws and get the information you really want.” During the trial he needled prosecutors for highlighting Manafort’s lavish lifestyle and the unsavoriness of the Ukrainian politicians who made it possible.
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