I want to believe that. The most he can get is 10. Anything less than 7 is a letdown. I think she gives him 6 to 8.
@NatashaBertrand
Oof. Judge ABJ has called out Manafort over his comments today-- says they seem to have been prompted by the comments he made at the last hearing. Says "elements of remorse and acceptance of responsibility" in submissions so far have been "completely absent."
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11:43 - 13 Mar 2019
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Judge says Manafort’s attitude until today was “look what they’ve done to me,” and the “element of remorse and responsibility were completely absent;” says he had a chance to plea for a lighter sentence: “Saying I’m sorry I got caught is not an inspiring plea for leniency.”
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11:50 - 13 Mar 2019
White collar crime, baby.White privilege
@ZoeTillman
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She criticized Manafort's lawyers for making unsupported arguments that other defendants in the Mueller probe got shorter sentences because the judges in those cases recognized they weren't about Mueller's core mandate: "It’s hard to understand why an attorney would write that."
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The judge says Manafort overstated the severity of his pretrial confinement: "At bottom, the defendant was not in the SHU." She notes he had a window, access to radio/newspapers/TV, and was released for a little time each day. He was in protective custody for his safety, she said
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11:56 - 13 Mar 2019