Once a globetrotting lobbyist and consultant to presidents, Paul Manafort was sentenced Wednesday to a total of 7 1 / 2 years in prison for his two federal cases after a hearing in Washington. President Trump would not be able to pardon Manafort, 69, on the state charges, which separates them from the federal cases for which Manafort was just sentenced. “There’s no question this defendant knew better, and he knew exactly what he was doing.”[Profile: Who is Judge Amy Berman Jackson?] Manafort asked for mercy on more personal grounds, telling Jackson that he is the sole caregiver to his 66-year-old wife. [Federal judge finds Paul Manafort lied to Mueller probe about contacts with Russian aide]Kilimnik has denied having connections to Russian intelligence and is believed to be in Russia.

Source: Washington Post March 13, 2019 10:00 UTC