about. she also points out these were not lapses of memory or failures to recollect, he created false narratives about matters he was asked about konstantin kilimnik. he certainly was very deliberate in lying about konstantin kilimnik. there is still some mystery for us, but those redacted bars may reveal the rest of the story. and barb, when you see the prosecutors ask for 19 1/2 to 24 1/2 years for manafort, just in virginia. that judge that ruled he deliberately lied about the communications with kilimnik, that judge is yet to start the sentencing process with him.
specifically deter manafort and deter those who would commit a similar series of crimes. that s signed on behalf of the special counsel s office. they are recommending 19 1/2 years to 24 1/2 years in prison and fines and restitution of up to tens of millions of dollars. now, this is just the filing from the prosecutors. we will now expect quickly to see a filing from manafort s defense team that says, seriously, you guys, don t be crazy. he s a boy scout who missed a few merit badges. community service would be more than appropriate, your honor. i m paraphrasing what i expect, but given these guideline ranges, given the felonies that manafort has been convicted of in this case, and given the fact that this is the first of manafort s two federal sentencing processes, this is only the first judge who is going to sentence him. i think what s important for all of us, not just for paul manafort, not just the
which he was convicted in virginia. so separate and apart from whatever he might get in d.c., mueller s prosecutors are recommending that the president s campaign chairman spend between 19 1/2 years and 24 1/2 years in prison. again, just for the felonies for which he was convicted in virginia. separate and apart from what he s going to get in d.c. now for a man who is about to turn 70, that means prosecutors are recommending what is in effect a natural life sentence for paul manafort. you will recall that there is no parole in the the federal prison system. so 19 to 24 years. we re going to get to that manafort situation in a little more detail in a second. but this sentencing recommendation from these prosecutors, it not only spells out what they re hoping to get from the judge in virginia in terms of manafort s sentence. what s interesting about it and what s worth taking a closer look at in terms of the prosecutor s memo tonight, is that they also in making this case to the judge,
receiving this information that was stolen by the russian intelligence services whether any of this amounts to conspiracy. we do not know. remember individual one was a person. now we ve got organization one. individual one was the president. organization one is now wikileaks. exactly. prosecutors are also telling the court what they think former trump campaign paul manafort s sentence should be. what are they recommending? between 19 1/2. 24 1/2 years is what the guidelines are. the prosecutors are simply endorsing what the guidelines are and what the probation office essentially says is the guidelines for this crime. so, look, we re looking this is a man who is approaching 70 years old. if we re looking at between 19 1/2 and 24 1/2 years, this could be the rest of his life in prison. now, it s not clear that the judge in alexandria who is overseeing this case is going to go there. but they re saying the prosecutors, don, are making the point that manafort shouldn t
communications between roger stone or anybody else connected to the trump campaign and wikileaks, which we know was receiving this information that was stolen by the russian intelligence services whether any of this amounts to conspiracy. we do not know. remember individual 1 was a person. now we ve got organization 1. individual 1 was the president. organization 1 is now wikileaks. exactly. prosecutors are also telling the court what they think former trump campaign paul manafort s sentence should be. what are they recommending? between 19 1/2 and 24 1/2 years is what the guidelines are. the prosecutors are simply endorsing what the guidelines are and what the probation office essentially says is the guidelines for this crime. so, look, we re looking this is a man who is approaching 70 years old. if we re looking at between 19 1/2 and 24 1/2 years, this could be the rest of his life in prison. now, it s not clear that the judge in alexandria who is overseeing this case is