Trump says he feels very badly for former campaign chairman Manafort

FILE PHOTO: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort departs from U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo - Copyright Yuri Gripas(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 08/03/2019 - 16:02•Updated 26/04/2024 - 12:43

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he felt very badly for his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who was sentenced a day earlier to less than four years in prison for financial crimes uncovered as part of the U.S. Special Counsel's Russia probe.

Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, also said it has been a tough time for Manafort, and said that he was honoured by the judge's remarks at the Thursday sentencing.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton and Lisa Lambert; Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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Trump says he feels very badly for former campaign chairman Manafort

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