Manafort's lawyers didn't advocate for a specific sentence in his DC case, where he faces up to 10 years in prison.
Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Images Paul Manafort leaves the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, on Dec. 11, 2017.
Paul Manafort's lawyers made the case for leniency Monday night, arguing in a new sentencing memo that Manafort had been unfairly"vilified" by special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, and should get far less than the 10 years in prison he faces in his one of his criminal cases. Manafort's lawyers did not advocate for a specific prison term in his DC case, asking that he receive a sentence"substantially below" the maximum penalty.
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