BREAKING: Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been indicted in New York on state charges, seen as a strategy for preventing a potential presidential pardon
1 / 2FILE - In this May 23, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the Federal District Court after a hearing in Washington. Manafort faces his second sentencing hearing in his many weeks, with a judge expected to tack on additional prison time beyond the roughly four-year punishment he has already received.
That's on top of the roughly four-year sentence he received in a separate case in Virginia last week.10:55 a.m.Manafort, 69, betrayed no emotion as he read his statement in federal court Wednesday from his wheelchair. Prosecutor Andrew Weissmann did not recommend a particular punishment for Manafort at his sentencing hearing on Wednesday.
Defendants in federal court normally can get a shorter sentence by pleading guilty and taking blame for their conduct.
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