The president described it as a 'very sad situation.'
WASHINGTON — President Trump expressed sympathy for his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort after he received a second federal prison sentence on Wednesday. Though Trump described the situation as “very sad,” he said he had not thought about pardoning Manafort and was not aware of new charges filed in New York state.
The president addressed Manafort’s case in response to questions from reporters at the White House, where he was holding a briefing on drug trafficking along the southern border. Trump’s appearance came a few hours after a federal judge in Washington sentenced Manafort to 73 months on two conspiracy counts stemming from numerous crimes, including failing to register for his foreign lobbying work and witness tampering.
Yet even if Trump were to pardon Manafort for federal crimes, his former campaign manager could end up in prison based on state charges, which would be beyond the president’s purview.
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