manafort continued to commit crimes and later lied to investigators when he was supposed to be cooperating. a federal judge in virginia sentenced him to nearly four years in prison, far less than the recommended sentence of 19-25 years. >> this sentence, in my view, failed to do justice to the very serious crimes that manafort has committed as well as his utter disrespect for the law. >> reporter: the comments manafort's lawyer made after the sentencing further inflamed democrats. >> there is no evidence that paul manafort was involved in collusion with any government official from russia. >> reporter: adam schiff fired back via twitter, saying the statement by paul manafort's lawyer, after an already lenient sentence, repeating the president's mantra was no accident, it was an appeal for a pardon.