The statement by Paul Manafort's lawyer after an already lenient sentence repeating the president's mantra of no collusion was no accident. It was a deliberate appeal for a pardon. One injustice must not follow another.
On the recordMarch 6, 2019
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Adam Schiff commented on the implications of Manafort's lawyer's statement, suggesting it was a strategic move to seek a pardon from the president.
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