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NEW: Mueller's office says Paul Manafort is facing a sentencing range in his Virginia case of 19.5 to 24.4 years in prison — but they aren't taking a position on what exactly he should get buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil… 
Prosecutors aren't saying what sentence they think Paul Manafort should get, but they had strong words about how the judge should think about Manafort's situation: "Neither the Probation Department nor the government is aware of any mitigating factors." buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Prosecutors argued that Manafort's age (he's 69) shouldn't cut in his favor at sentencing, noting that tax offenders tend to be older and still get long sentences, and that Manafort pleaded guilty in DC to a witness tampering conspiracy just last year buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
