and her translator. we are expecting that verdict to come down any minute. and now, as i mentioned earlier, the whole process, the whole announcement of that verdict will be a long one. the judge will start with a summary of the case. will walk through the criminal case of the last month and a half. then we ll goat to a portion, we expect, at the end of that summer, where he explains how they kind of framed it, the considerations they re going to take into account her international celebrity. and at the end, when they read that verdict, and the big question is how much years, her two charges carry up to ten years. the prosecution has recommended nine and a half. the big question is what the judge decides. in that sentencing portion, they will also say where she will be headed, what kind of penal colony level. so russian state media says she will be going to something called a general penal colony, lindsay. a fairly low-security detention facility, just to compare for context, for our a
unequal justice particularly if your african american. i think this is a slap in the face to the family and to the african american community that has been expressing justice. i don t know that i ve seen a judge cry, specifically during the sentencing portion. i mean, this judge, she had to wipe her nose and take a moment and it seems as if she shortened her remarks and just ended it. your reaction to what we saw in court today and the sentence. all of it was very off-putting for me. i i ve never seen a judge shed tear and show so many empathy for a defendant. everyone in that courtroom, the defense attorney was advocating and empathizing for this former convicted police officer, kim potter. and even during his presentation, the defense
concern. as a congressman in that state, how do you feel about the outcome of the guyger trial? and will you join others and say what i m saying that we need to know what is what led up to or is behind the shooting of this key witness 24 hours after she was in fact sentenced? reverend, he will join you and other colleagues i m sure who will ask for frag investigation. this is highly suspect. it s something that we ought to look into where you have few facts, you have a lot of speculation. and people are already starting to speculate about this. the trial itself was one that found the accused guilty. i think that based on the evidence as i have seen it that that was an appropriate verdict. i think there will always be some dispute, however, about the sentencing portion of the phase of the trial. use know, our trials are bifurcated in texas. right. and i think there are a good
epic ne er-do-wells in his rolodex over the years. and remember, tomorrow is just chapter 1 of the sentencing portion when he in fact learns whether he will perhaps expire, die in federal prison. that s right, brian. paul manafort is not a young man. and he is looking down the barrel right now of i believe up to about 24 years in prison. and special counsel and this is as you say, he was faced two different trials. this is the virginia case in which he was convicted on several counts of bank and tax fraud, largely involving him essentially laundering and sheltering money that he was making illicitly from his work in ukraine. special counsel robert mueller did not recommend a specific sentence in terms of the number of years but submit aid very harsh document to the court essentially saying that manafort
chapter 1 of the sentencing portion when he in fact learns whether he will perhaps expire, die in federal prison. that s right, brian. paul manafort is not a young man. and he is looking down the barrel right now of i believe up to about 24 years in prison. and special counsel and this is as you say, he was faced two different trials. this is the virginia case in which he was convicted on several counts of bank and tax fraud, largely involving him essentially laundering and sheltering money that he was making illicitly from his work in ukraine. special counsel robert mueller did not recommend a specific sentence in terms of the number of years but submit aid very harsh document to the court essentially saying that manafort had few redeeming qualities, still hadn t paid any of the back taxes he has evaded, did not fully cooperate with the