give him a prison term, significantly below the 19 to 24 years called for under sentencing guidelines. his lawyers noted what they call special counsel mueller's attempt to vilify manafort as a, quote, lifelong and irredeemable felon, accusing mueller of grossly overstating the facts. manafort, now 69 years old, was convicted in virginia of bank and tax fraud. he is set to be sentenced in virginia next thursday. and in washington, d.c., six days later. there has been much speculation about a potential pardon from president trump. one former associate who more than likely will not receive a pardon is trump's former personal attorney, michael cohen. he is headed to prison in may, but spent three days this week on capitol hill, denouncing trump, and detailing his alleged crimes. >> he is a racist, he is a con man, and he is a cheat. the president of the united