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- The special counsel Robert Mueller's office called Paul Manafort a "bold" and "hardened" criminal who "repeatedly and brazenly violated the law" in a sentencing memo that was partially unsealed on Saturday.
- Manafort's conduct "reflects a hardened adherence to committing crimes and lack of remorse," prosecutors wrote.
- They did not make a specific sentencing recommendation in Manafort's case but noted that federal sentencing guidelines call for a prison term of 17 to 22 years for the crimes Manafort has been convicted of.
- The memo comes after a federal judge voided Manafort's plea deal with Mueller when prosecutors found that he lied to them about several interactions related to the Russia investigation.
The special counsel Robert Mueller's team called Paul Manafort a "bold" and "hardened" criminal in a new sentencing memo unsealed on Saturday.
Manafort's conduct, even after he pleaded guilty to two federal crimes, "reflects a hardened adherence to committing crimes and lack of remorse," prosecutors wrote, adding that he "repeatedly and brazenly violated the law."
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