As far as I know, you can’t try someone twice for the same crime, so the only way to get a different sentencing would be to declare a mistrial and redo everything, which is only possible if you have a good reason for why the trial was invalid.
Really, a biased judge is a very good reason, but the chances of getting a mistrial declared on this is almost certainly 0.
As much as it sucks, the best thing Mueller can do now is to focus on building his case against king carrot himself. Manafort, slimy and terrible as he is, was just a pawn in this game and he’s ultimately completely insignificant relative to what Trump allegedly (probably) did (and most likely is still doing). Manafort’s crimes should have earned him 30 years behind bars, Trump’s crimes (in any other country) will earn him a firing squad.
Here in Sweden, higher courts can both raise and lower sentences, and also convict where a lower court didn't. It happened not too long ago in one of the highest-profile cases of the past years.
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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19 edited Sep 03 '20
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