Why Judge T.S. Ellis gave Paul Manafort only 47 months in prison
Paul Manafort's criminal sentence just wasn't about the Russia investigation.
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Paul Manafort's criminal sentence just wasn't about the Russia investigation.
As prosecutors neared the end of presenting their case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, the federal court in Virginia gave its watchers a true cliffhanger.
The first major test in court for special counsel Robert Mueller's team continued Friday in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort -- with an unexplained five-hour delay meaning prosecutors didn't wrap up their case as planned.
It may not be a coincidence that both P.T. Barnum and T.S. Ellis use only their first initials. Federal Judge Thomas Selby Ellis III will carry on the tradition of the legendary ringmaster as he presides over the first trial from the special counsel's Russia probe.
A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, granted the request Monday for five witnesses to testify with immunity in the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, the first trial in the Russia investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller.
President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that he is still getting up to speed on the facts of the President's legal situation, but the payment to Stormy Daniels did not require him to have a full accounting of the details at hand.
A federal judge expressed deep skepticism Friday of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation in the bank fraud case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, at one point saying he believes that Mueller's motivation is to oust President Donald Trump from office.