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Are different charges, different elements to be proven in each charge, thats okay. thats really basically what the constitution requires. but in new york, theres overlap in the facts then you have a problem. i think two things. one, cy vance must have thought this through. he is being aggressive in the charges. some are safe because he probably figures i lose some counts. >> but hang on. he ended up pleading guilty to the hung counts, manafort. >> well, yes, that would be a problem. thats true. ...

Remain, and why this would be the person overseeing the michael cohen investigation among other enemies of the president of the united states. if his purpose was to have a review of the u.s. attorneys across the country, perhaps it would not be a nefarious event. but when its targeted in this matter, when you have the overlap of the cohen investigation as it directly relates to him, you look toward the notion this may be for a criminal or a corrupt purpose, and that of course is a problem. >> so...

>> thats correct. the president only has the authority to pardon federal crimes. however, new york is unique in the fact that they do have a double jeopardy impact here. double jeopardy normally means cant try somebody twice for the same crime. in new york, you cannot use a state prosecution to prosecute somebody who has already been dealt with in the federal system if you have the same core body of facts, if you have the same elements you have to prove, if its a perfect overlap. they will raise...

The fact that they do have a double jeopardy impact here. double jeopardy normally means cant try somebody twice for the same crime. in new york, you cannot use a state prosecution to prosecute somebody who has already been dealt with in the federal system if you have the same core body of facts, if you have the same elements you have to prove, if its a perfect overlap. they will raise a double jeopardy argument to say this is actually similar to that and it should go away. the legislature in ne...

Interviewing this person, hand-picked this person for the job, replaced somebody who was already there, who had been told by him that he was going to remain, and why this would be the person overseeing the michael cohen investigation among other -- of the president of the united states. if his purpose was to have a review of the u.s. attorneys across the country, perhaps it would not be a nefarious event. but when its targeted in this matter, when you have the overlap of the cohen investigation ...

Begin now in new york state. >> kara scannel, pamela brown, thank you both for that reporting. now lets bring in our legal experts on what today means. po jennifer rogers. what message do you think the judge was trying to send today in manaforts sentencing? >> i think she was sending the message that its a very serious thing, very serious crimes here. but i think she was very reasonable in the way that she sentenced manafort today. because she gave him the maximum on the obstruction of justice, ...

Sentence on virginia. the judge effectively added 43 months on top of that and im doing math here, doing my best, 90 months total. in the federal system theres no parole where prisoners can get 15% off for good time, good conduct in prison. if you take that away, that will put him at 77 months and manafort has been in jail for nine months. he gets credit for that so that brings us down to 68 months and again, if im doing the math and the calendar correct that means he would get out in november o...

Question? im trying to give her some editorial here, as well. to be what i know youre getting some attrition from out there because we can hear the person near you. im wondering -- first of all, lets start with breaking down the sentence. and then i want to go to what happens next with manafort. >> okay, so, on the first count -- i dont want to make it too messy, but on the first count it was 60 months. there was 30 months, if you credit or overlap with the time that was given in virginia last w...

30 additional months. then on count two, which was unique to this trial, it didnt overlap at all with virginia because it went to his witness tampering, the government said he basically was trying to get some people not to fess up to their lobbying in the u.s. on behalf of ukraine at his direction, he gets 13 additional months. so its a total of 43 additional months added to the 47 he already had in virginia, that comes out to about 7 1/2 years. he gets credit for the 9 months hes already served...

Hammer down, gave him a tongue lashing, but then delivered a sentence was a little bit less than some people were expecting frankly. nonetheless, a significant chunk of time for a 69-year-old man. >> mimi rocah, tom winter brought up things that paul manafort has now been charged with by the manhattan d.a. that he has admitted to. for people like me who get most of their exposure to legal activity with the manhattan d.a. from law & order, what is the fact hes either pled guilty to or convicted o...