Fox News: Paul Manafort Accepted Responsibility on Some Charges Jury Was Hung On

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MCKELWAY: "Yeah, Charles. This is proving to be a little bit more complex of a sentencing hearing than we initially expected it to be. A lot of that has to do with the fact that Mr. Manafort is facing a sentencing hearing in the District of Columbia on charges which are crossing over with some of the charges that he is facing here in Virginia as well. Right now they’re going over restitution. They're comparing the two sides, the government side and the defense side over how much Paul Manafort would have to repay for money that was misspent or the convictions that he faces. For instance, the U.S. government says that he spent $16 million in unreported income, $6 million in federal taxes are owed, $55 million hidden in foreign bank accounts, $25 million secured from financial institutions. They’re going over it right now through restitution, how much of that would have to be repaid by Paul Manafort. In addition to that, because Paul Manafort is facing these other charges in the District of Columbia and has made a plea deal with the government in the District of Columbia, it raises questions about the ten other charges here in Virginia for which the jury was hung. Because there’s some crossover between those hung jury charges here and the charges which he’s pled guilty to in the district of Columbia. The judge admitted this is very, very confusing. One of our courtroom reporters, producers, I should say, Kelly Phares, has been up there, is going to join me right now to help shed a little bit more light. So explain to me this crossover problem that the judge has concerns about and is himself confused about."