Blumenthal: ‘Paul Manafort Caught a Break; Overall Sentence Is Exceedingly Lenient’

MITCHELL Senator your reaction ░░░░░░░░ what Judge Jackson did ░░░░░░░░ in court what she ░░░░░░░░ and also the sentence ░░░░░░░░ he will serve without ░░░░░░░░ off for good behavior ░░░░░░░░ years and about nine ░░░░░░░░ in federal prison if ░░░░░░░░ combine the two sentences ░░░░░░░░ Looking at the totality ░░░░░░░░ what he did and ░░░░░░░░ totality of the sentences ░░░░░░░░ last week and now ░░░░░░░░ Manafort caught a break ░░░░░░░░ overall sentence is exceedingly ░░░░░░░░ probably excessively so in ░░░░░░░░ view because of his ░░░░░░░░ contempt for the rule ░░░░░░░░ law his obstruction of ░░░░░░░░ witness tampering lying to ░░░░░░░░ playing them The judge ░░░░░░░░ gave him a tongue ░░░░░░░░ She was very critical ░░░░░░░░ him and his lawyers ░░░░░░░░ she said very appropriately ░░░░░░░░ is a place where ░░░░░░░░ still matter So she ░░░░░░░░ facts to bear But ░░░░░░░░ sentence itself overall I ░░░░░░░░ will be rightly criticized ░░░░░░░░ its leniency There s ░░░░░░░░ way she could compensate ░░░░░░░░ Judge Ellis s miscarriage ░░░░░░░░ justice but the overall ░░░░░░░░ I think will be ░░░░░░░░ criticized MITCHELL And in ░░░░░░░░ though she said going ░░░░░░░░ this today some three ░░░░░░░░ ago she said that ░░░░░░░░ could not be today ░░░░░░░░ to revise what another ░░░░░░░░ had done So the ░░░░░░░░ if there is a ░░░░░░░░ with the overall sentence ░░░░░░░░ goes back to Judge ░░░░░░░░ in Virginia BLUMENTHAL There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of truth ░░░░░░░░ that Andrea the miscarriage ░░░░░░░░ justice as I ve ░░░░░░░░ it repeatedly really occurred ░░░░░░░░ the eastern district of ░░░░░░░░ not today in her ░░░░░░░░ She did her best ░░░░░░░░ be fair and factual ░░░░░░░░ as she said the ░░░░░░░░ saying I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ got caught is not ░░░░░░░░ plea for leniency was ░░░░░░░░ one example of how ░░░░░░░░ took apart the disingenuous ░░░░░░░░ deceptive attitude he took ░░░░░░░░ the entire system of ░░░░░░░░ feeling that he was ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ she could have been ░░░░░░░░ And she tried to ░░░░░░░░ balanced and fair And ░░░░░░░░ think that overall the ░░░░░░░░ will rightly feel that ░░░░░░░░ Manafort thumbed his nose ░░░░░░░░ justice in this country ░░░░░░░░ he caught a break.”