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Special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors said Paul Manafort could go to prison for approximately 19 to 24 years and be required to pay fines and restitution totaling more than $28 million.

In a sentencing memo filed in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia, prosecutors said that under sentencing guidelines, President Donald Trump's campaign chairman could get a long sentence and heavy fine.

In Michael Cohen news: In the letter to the White House,  House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings says that evidence suggests that lawyers other than Michael Cohen who are representing President Trump may have given differing accounts about the hush money payments.

An endorsement: California Governor Gavin Newsom endorsed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris on All In Friday night. “I’ve known her for decades, not only as district attorney where she did an extraordinary job with a very progressive record, but I watched her up close as lieutenant governor, when she served as attorney general, and I have the privilege of working with her as a U.S. senator… I think the American people could not do better,” Newsom said.

“National emergency”: Earlier Friday, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in an effort to unlock money for his promised southern border wall, delivering a freewheeling speech that included a number of false or misleading claims. Read NBC News’ fact check of the president’s statements here.

Democratic leaders, for their part, said that they would use "every remedy available" to challenge President Donald Trump's declaration.

A programming note: Jeff Bezos’s determination and drive made him a trailblazer in the e-commerce industry. But how does he react in the face of personal scandal? Tune in to "Headliners: Jeff Bezos" on MSNBC, this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET with Ali Velshi.



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