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To support a reduction of the offense level in the calculation of the u.s. sentencing guidelines. but then there is a second matter on which the judge rules as well. quote, but that is not the only question before the court to decide. the question remains whether the defendant made intentionally false statements in connection with the five matters that have been identified by the office of special counsel as matters on which manafort lied to them. quote, the answer bears upon the applicability of certain provisions of the sentencing guidelines, in particular the adjustment for acceptance of re...

Offense level in the calculation of the u.s. sentencing guidelines. but then there is a second matter on which the judge rules as well. quote, but that is not the only question before the court to decide. the question remains whether the defendant made intentionally false statements in connection with the five matters that have been identified by the office of special counsel as matters on which manafort lied to them. quote, the answer bears upon the applicability of certain provisions of the sentencing guidelines, in particular the adjustment for acceptance of responsibility and it bears on t...

Mueller's team. >> so walk me through this memorandum and this idea that papadopoulos didn't really supply any real useful information. >> exactly. anytime a defendant pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate, they don't automatically gets what's call a 5-k-1 motion, a substantial assistance motion. this is critical if you're facing significant sentence. in papadopoulos' case, he's all right at the bottom end, so even the sentencing memorandum isn't that harsh. they're looking for the sentencing table right there. papadopoulos is a criminal history category i. offense level is just a 4, well in t...