Monica Lewinsky slams 47-month Manafort sentence
One of the most well known names in political scandals is speaking out against the 47-month sentencing of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
Monica Lewinsky took to Twitter, baffled by the sentence, responding to a tweet from NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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Snowden tweeted, “Manafort: 47 months for a lifelong carnival of criminality. Petraeus: 0 days for trading the country’s highest secrets for a more favorable biography. Manning: 35 YEARS for revealing evidence of actual war crimes to the press. Your sentence derives from your proximity to power.”
#Manafort: 47 months for a lifelong carnival of criminality.
Petraeus: 0 days for trading the country's highest secrets for a more favorable biography.
Manning: 35 YEARS for revealing evidence of actual war crimes to the press.
Your sentence derives from your proximity to power.— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) March 8, 2019
Lewinsky responded, “yup. I had been threatened with 27 years for filing a false affidavit + other actions trying desperately to keep an affair private.”
yup.
i had been threatened w/ 27 years for filing a false affidavit + other actions trying desperately to keep an affair private. https://t.co/hiwBur2Hll— Monica Lewinsky (@MonicaLewinsky) March 8, 2019
Now, according to the New York Times, the nearly 4 year sentence is much lighter than federal guidelines which usually carries a 19 to 24 year sentence.
The former head of the Trump campaign was convicted in August of 2018 of tax and bank fraud as well as failing to report foreign bank accounts.
Manafort’s legal troubles aren’t over, he still faces sentencing in a separate illegal lobbying case and he still may face additional state charges in New York.
