There was no bespoke suit, no ostrich-skin jacket and no titanium watch.
FILE PHOTO: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort departs from U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File PhotoPaul Manafort, former campaign chairman for President Donald Trump, rolled into a Virginia courthouse in a wheelchair for sentencing on Thursday after being found guilty of bank and tax fraud in a trial last year that turned him into a model of Washington lobbyist excess.
Like Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, Manafort was a hired gun who entered Trump’s orbit, did his bidding, drew the attention of prosecutors and came out shattered. Before joining the Trump campaign in 2016, Manafort had built a reputation as a Washington power player. He lobbied on behalf of foreign leaders – some of whom were accused of running oppressive governments - and advised Republican presidential candidates, such as George H.W. Bush and Bob Dole.
Although Manafort’s 47-month sentence was lower than many legal analysts expected, he will be sentenced next week in a second fraud case, in Washington.
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