Politics · 115th Congress
Paul Manafort Convicted on Eight of 18 Federal Counts
Manafort faces up to 80 years in prison pending a sentencing hearing with Judge T.S. Ellis III. Ellis did not set a date for that hearing.
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Manafort faces up to 80 years in prison pending a sentencing hearing with Judge T.S. Ellis III. Ellis did not set a date for that hearing.
Judge T.S. Ellis III set Room 900 at the Albert V. Bryan courthouse in Alexandria, Va., abuzz just before 5 p.m.
But, as Asonye told the judge, a court transcript shows that Ellis explicitly allowed Welch to sit in on the trial.
Rick Gates, Manafort’s longtime deputy and the prosecution’s star witness, walked out of the courtroom late Wednesday morning after more than 10 hours of testimony that spanned three days.
The prosecution flashed a December 2011 email on the TV screens in the Alexandria, Virginia, courtroom Tuesday between Gates and Manafort about a wire transfer.
Gates, frequently pictured with a thick lumberjack beard at the height of his political power alongside Manafort, entered the courtroom at 4:15 p.m.