Mueller reply to Manafort's defense filing. (Bet Rachel talks about this tonite)

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https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5759638-Mueller-reply-to-Manafort-VA-sentencing-memo.html

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

1. Bet she does too. A great read for those who like legal filings. eom

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. and the original PDF

From the link in the OP:

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5759638/Mueller-reply-to-Manafort-VA-sentencing-memo.pdf

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3. From the very first page

"[D]efendant exercised his constitutional right to trial in this matter and contested the facts and his guilt. That alone undermines any reduction for acceptance of responsibility."

But it does on from there to roast Manafort's lame arguments for another 16 terrific pages.

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4. Well, this thread sank fast

But I'll try again. How about this conclusion from the "Acceptance of Responsibility" section:

Manafort seeks leniency for having to forfeit the vast majority of “his” assets earned over a lifetime, Doc. 317 at 6, without any recognition that he profited handsomely from those crimes over that same lifetime or that the property was not “his” if obtained through criminal activity. And neither the Court, nor the government, can be sure of the full extent of Manafort’s assets because he has failed to submit a financial statement to either this Court or the Court in District of Columbia—yet another example that he has failed to accept responsibility in a prosecution where he was convicted of hiding assets. Further, unlike most defendants who appear in tax cases, Manafort has not paid any restitution to the Treasury Department and still owes more than $6 million.

In the "Recividism" section:

The defendant argues that he presents “no risk of recidivism . . .given the harsh lesson [he] has already learned, especially in light of his age.” Doc. 317 at 24. There is no reason to believe this is so, and Manafort cites no evidence.

That's legalese for "Bu-u-u-ull shit!"

Really, go read it when you have a little time. The attorney who got to write the reply brief had a lot of fun that they usually don't have.