Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chief, was sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for the federal charges brought against him. Minutes after that sentencing, New York prosecutors announced state charges against him.
New York prosecutors Wednesday announced criminal charges against President Donald Trump's former campaign chief, Paul Manafort, only minutes after his sentencing in a federal case.
"No one is beyond the law in New York," Vance said in a statement. Manafort's alleged actions"strike at the heart of New York's sovereign interests, including the integrity of our residential mortgage market," Vance added.The president has not explicitly ruled out pardoning his former campaign official.
Less than a week earlier, Manafort had received a 47-month prison sentence in another federal case lodged by Mueller. Manafort's combined prison time in the Mueller cases totals 7½ years.
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