Democratic lawmakers rip Manafort's sentence as inadequate

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Congressional Democrats say Paul Manafort's 47-month sentence fails to address the former Trump campaign chairman's slew of financial and legal crimes

Manafort faced up to 25 years in prison for financial fraud and tax evasion stemming from before his time on the 2016 campaign. Prosecutors said he had lied to them despite striking a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller after a jury convicted him last summer.Sen. Richard Blumenthal told CNN's Erin Burnett on"Erin Burnett OutFront" that Mueller's team had been right to seek a stronger sentence proportional to Manafort's crimes.

"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," the California Democrat tweeted."One injustice must not follow another."Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted Manafort's sentencing as a prime example of sentencing disparities between high- and low-income defendants.

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