From inside the #ManafortTrial- Thread. A moment of levity. (1/4)
Downing also walked Gates through the charges he faced in the Eastern District of Virginia before the special counsel dismissed them. Mueller dismissed counts of filing false tax returns, failure to reg. foreign
Downing also walked Gates through the charges he faced in the Eastern District of Virginia before the special counsel dismissed them. Mueller dismissed counts of filing false tax returns, failure to reg. foreign
bank accounts, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud as a part of his plea agreement.
“Did you the special counsel indicate you could go to jail for 290 months?” Downing asked Gates before correcting himself. “Excuse me, 290 years.” (2/4)
“Did you the special counsel indicate you could go to jail for 290 months?” Downing asked Gates before correcting himself. “Excuse me, 290 years.” (2/4)
“They did not tell me that [specifically] but I like your first answer better,” Gates said. The court erupted in laughter.
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Judge Ellis abruptly sought clarity from Gates about what the special counsel had told him of his potential sentencing.
“But did you understand [what the sentencing could be?]” Ellis asked.
“I knew it was more than 50 years or 50 to 100 years,” Gates said.
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“But did you understand [what the sentencing could be?]” Ellis asked.
“I knew it was more than 50 years or 50 to 100 years,” Gates said.
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