'My takeaway is much the same, that the American people would be justified in feeling that there has been some miscarriage of justice here in the lieniency of this sentence,' Blumenthal said.
Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal blasted the sentence issued to Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, during an appearance on CNN Thursday, joining several others in condemning the 47-month prison sentence.
Defense attorneys initially recommended between 19 and 25 years for Manafort, who was convicted of tax and bank fraud, among other charges. However, Federal Judge T.S. Ellis said the recommendation was"excessive" as Manafort had"lived an otherwise blameless life." Rep. Adam Schiff , the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, introduced a bill into the House of Representatives that would alert Congress should Trump pardon anyone connected to ongoing investigations involving himself of members of his family.
In response to Downing's statement, Schiff tweeted:"The statement by Paul Manafort’s lawyer after an already lenient sentence — repeating the President’s mantra of no collusion — was no accident. It was a deliberate appeal for a pardon. One injustice must not follow another."
इंडिया ताज़ा खबर, इंडिया मुख्य बातें
Similar News:आप इससे मिलती-जुलती खबरें भी पढ़ सकते हैं जिन्हें हमने अन्य समाचार स्रोतों से एकत्र किया है।
Paul Manafort says at his sentencing he feels ‘humiliated and ashamed’Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign chairman, asks judge for compassion and does not apologize for his conduct
और पढो »
Paul Manafort is 1st-time offender, not 'irredeemable felon,' his lawyers say ahead of sentencing'The Special Counsel's attempt to vilify Mr. Manafort as a lifelong and irredeemable felon is beyond the pale and grossly overstates the facts,' a sentencing memo filed by Manafort's lawyers said, referring to Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
और पढो »
Paul Manafort wants sentence ‘significantly below’ guidelines in VirginiaThe former Trump campaign chairman is set to be sentenced twice in two weeks.
और पढो »
Paul Manafort sentenced to about 4 years in prison in Virginia casePaul Manafort gets 47 months in tax- and bank-fraud case as judge calls government’s sentencing range ‘excessive’
और पढो »
Ex-Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months for fraud in Mueller case'He has lived an otherwise blameless life,' the judge said of Manafort, a central figure in the special counsel's Russia probe.
और पढो »
Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prisonHouse Intel Committee member Rep. Denny Heck says he doesn't believe President Trump will pardon Paul Manafort, but, 'if he does, there will be swift and harsh consequences.'
और पढो »
Paul Manafort Sentenced to 47 MonthsEx-Trump campaign chairman’s sentencing in Alexandria, Va., comes after his conviction of tax fraud and bank fraud. He is due to be sentenced on other matters next week in Washington.
और पढो »
Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign manager, sentenced to nearly 4 years in prisonPaul Manafort, who managed Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for part of 2016, was sentenced Thursday to 47 months in prison for financial crimes that were prosecuted by special counsel Robert S. Mueller.
और पढो »