Why did Manafort judge throw guidelines out the window?
Manafort's sentence is far less than the 19 to 24 years prosecutors recommended and even less than his own attorneys asked for
Watch CBS News
Manafort's sentence is far less than the 19 to 24 years prosecutors recommended and even less than his own attorneys asked for
President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for financial fraud charges -- far less than the prosecutors' recommendation of up to 24 years. CBS News Washington correspondent Paula Reid reports on the decision, and legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins CBSN to discuss the judge's ruling.
The judge in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's tax and bank fraud trial sentenced Manafort to just 47 months despite a recommended sentence of 19-24 years. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss
President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is expected to be sentenced today on tax and bank fraud charges. CBS News Washington correspondent Paula Reid and CBSN legal contributor Keir Dougall join CBSN with more on the case.
The former Trump campaign chairman is scheduled to be sentenced in Virginia on Thursday
Attorneys for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort are requesting a lighter sentence, saying prosecutors' suggestion of 19.5 to 24 years are "clearly disproportionate" for his fraud conviction. Keir Dougall, a CBSN legal contributor and a former U.S. attorney for New York's Eastern District, joins CBSN to discuss.
His attorneys argued in a sentencing memo filed Friday that the sentencing range of 19 1/2 to 24 years in prison is "clearly disproportionate" to his offenses as a first-time offender
Attorney's claim Manafort has been "widely vilified in a manner that this country has not experienced in decades"
Special Counsel Robert Mueller details what he describes as "bold" criminal actions by former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in a lengthy new memo made public. Nikole Killion reports.
A new court filing says the former Trump campaign chairman "repeatedly and knowingly" violated the law
Politico White House reporter Gabby Orr joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss the potential criminal case New York prosecutors are preparing against Paul Manafort, when Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian election interference will likely be made public and Bernie Sanders' announcement that he will be running in 2020.
The court documents allege Manafort was "plainly the leader" of the financial crimes that were committed
A judge ruled President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, lied intentionally and repeatedly to federal prosecutors, breaching his plea agreement with the special counsel. Mark Liverman reports on the latest and then attorney Jesse Weber joins CBSN with what this means for Manafort's sentencing next month.
A federal judge ruled Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators from special counsel Robert Mueller's office and violated his plea agreement. CBS News Washington correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN with the latest.
President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, faces a longer prison term after a federal judge ruled he lied repeatedly to the special counsel's office. A jury convicted Manafort of eight felonies, including tax and bank fraud, in August. One month later, he pleaded guilty to two more counts of conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with the Russia investigation in exchange for a lighter sentence. Paula Reid reports.
A federal court considered whether the former Trump campaign chairman lied to the government after he had agreed to cooperate with its Russia investigation
Paul Manafort appears in closed hearing; Parkland, Fla. remembers its darkest day
A transcript from the Monday hearing with prosecutors revealed that Mueller says he has evidence of Manafort working in Ukraine in 2018
Former Trump campaign deputy Rick Gates testified Monday that he committed crimes with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Gates testified during Day 5 of Manafort's trial in Virginia. The Hill's Julia Manchester joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss his testimony and the rest of the day's political news.
Former Trump campaign deputy Rick Gates testified in Paul Manafort's trial Monday. It comes on the same day the White House announced it was reimposing trade sanctions on Iran, and as the president deals with fallout from a tweet about a meeting at Trump Tower in 2016. Sabrina Siddiqui, CBSN political contributor and political reporter for The Guardian, and Kevin Cirilli, Bloomberg's chief Washington correspondent Kevin Cirilli, join CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss Monday's top political headlines.
The White House says former staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newman is trying to "tear this place down" with her tell-all book. That's how White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders described the public fight Tuesday, while explaining President Trump's recent attacks on Omarosa. The Hill's Julia Manchester joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss the latest developments and the rest of the day's political headlines.
Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone has been arrested and charged with lying to investigators, among other counts. A new story in The Washington Post explores why Stone and other members of the Trump campaign have been accused of, or pleaded guilty to, lying in the special counsel's investigation. The Post's Justice Department reporter Matt Zapotosky joins CBSN with more.
The president tweeted that "Border Coyotes, Drug Dealers and Human Traffickers" are treated better
The president's former campaign chairman appeared in federal court the same day as Trump associate Roger Stone
The special counsel has released an affidavit by FBI agents detailing Manafort's lies to federal prosecutors since he entered into a plea agreement with the government in September