Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will be sentenced on February 8 after being convicted of fraud charges, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Manafort, 69, appeared in a wheelchair for a scheduling hearing in the northern Virginia federal court, with news reports quoting his lawyer as saying he has “significant” health issues that have arisen from his being jailed after his August 2018 conviction.
The former Republican consultant and advisor to former Ukraine strongman Viktor Yanukovych could spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of eight counts of bank and tax fraud in a jury trial.
He came to the court wearing a green prison jumpsuit after the judge earlier this week rejected his request to appear in a suit. Manafort is known for his expensive taste in hand-made Italian suits.
He is also awaiting sentencing in a separate case…
Read More…..Channels TV News
