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    6 Reasons Paul Manafort Got Off So Lightly

    The criminal-justice system works at every stage and every level to give chances to people like Manafort.
    by Ken White Mar 09, 2019 4 minutes
    Source: Alex Brandon / AP

    Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, entered Virginia federal court on Thursday facing a recommended sentence of 19 to 24 years, and left with a sentence of less than four years. Many people are outraged by what they see as an unreasonably lenient penalty for an unrepentant crook, and have accused United States District Judge T. S. Ellis of bias. Others have decried the sentence as an example of America offering two tiers of justice:  one for the rich (and more often white) and one for the poor (and more often not white).

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