U.S. political consultant avoids prison time in case linked to Russia probe Townhall.com Staff | Posted: Apr 12, 2019 2:40 PM Share Tweet A U.S. judge on Friday sentenced Republican political consultant Samuel Patten to 36 months of probation, 500 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine in a case spun out of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe. Read more at Reuters: Politics SHOW COMMENTS NBC: Hunter Biden Has Made Millions From China Spencer Brown EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Marco Rubio Introduces Bill to Offer Real Support to Pregnant College Women Rebecca Downs Sen Hawley Destroys Biden Energy Secretary on Soaring Gas Prices Spencer Brown Oklahoma Passes Third Abortion Bill, Making it the Strictest in the U.S. Sarah Arnold Biden Further Angers Hispanic Voters by Lifting Cuban, Venezuelan Sanctions Mia Cathell Pro-Abortion Vandalism and Violence Appears to Be A Pattern Rebecca Downs CARTOONS | Steve Kelley View Cartoon Most Popular Dems in Disarray: Internal Polling Looks Devastating NBC: Hunter Biden Has Made Millions From China Sen Hawley Destroys Biden Energy Secretary on Soaring Gas Prices