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Trump Offers Dueling Tweets on Cohen, Manafort

And throws Obama in for good measure

(Newser) - President Trump briefly mentioned Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort's situations while in West Virginia on Tuesday night; on Wednesday morning he elaborated on his thoughts on the men's legal developments on Twitter. CNN reports it spoke with White House advisers who say Trump and his backers will be...

Trump: &#39;Where Is the Collusion?&#39;
Trump: 'Where Is
the Collusion?'
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 22, 2018 5:31 AM CDT

Trump: 'Where Is the Collusion?'

Cohen's lawyer says he has information for Mueller

(Newser) - If President Trump was rattled by the conviction of former campaign manager Paul Manafort and the guilty plea of former lawyer Michael Cohen , he didn't show it at a rally in West Virginia hours later. He told the crowd in Charleston on Tuesday night that he felt "badly"...

Paul Manafort Guilty of 8 Charges, Years of Prison Likely

A judge declared a mistrial on 10 other counts

(Newser) - Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump's winning presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes Tuesday in the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation into the president's associates. A judge declared a mistrial on 10 other counts the jury...

Manafort Jury Recesses as Trump Laments 'Sad' Case

Jurors will be back at it on Monday

(Newser) - Paul Manafort won't learn his fate this week. The jury weighing charges against him has gone home for the day and won't return until Monday. US District Judge TS Ellis III allowed the panel to leave at 5pm because one of the jurors had a scheduled "event"...

Manafort&#39;s Fate Is in Jury&#39;s Hands
Manafort's Fate
Is in Jury's Hands
Aug 15, 2018 5:21 PM CDT

Manafort's Fate Is in Jury's Hands

Closing arguments conclude

(Newser) - Closing arguments in Paul Manafort's trial wrapped up Wednesday; the case against President Trump's former campaign chairman now heads to the jury, which is expected to begin deliberations Thursday, the Washington Post reports. In their closing arguments, prosecutors told jurors Manafort, accused of tax evasion and bank fraud,...

Manafort's Defense Calls No Witnesses—Not Even Manafort

Defense rests, and closing arguments begin on Wednesday

(Newser) - Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Wednesday morning in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, per the AP . US District Judge TS Ellis III made the announcement after Manafort rested his case without calling witnesses or presenting evidence. Asked by Ellis whether he wished to testify in...

Rick Gates Admits Affair During Cross-Examination

He says it's possible he stole from Trump inauguration committee

(Newser) - There were more bombshells as Rick Gates' testimony in Paul Manafort's trial continued Tuesday, with the former Trump campaign chairman's defense team attacking the credibility of his erstwhile right-hand man. Gates, who has already admitted embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from Manafort, confessed to an extra-marital affair...

Weirdest Exchange Yet at the Manafort Trial

Judge sees tears in prosecutor's eyes, but the prosecutor denies it

(Newser) - The high-stakes Paul Manafort trial is underway, and Bloomberg takes note of a particularly odd exchange Monday between US District Judge TS Ellis III and prosecutor Greg Andres. It came during a break in the testimony of former Manafort partner Rick Gates as the judge and prosecutors clashed, out of...

Manafort's Right-Hand Man: I Stole From Manafort, Too

Rick Gates testifies against former partner

(Newser) - The star prosecution witness in the financial fraud trial of Paul Manafort testified Monday that he concealed millions of dollars in foreign bank accounts on Manafort's behalf and falsified documents to help his former boss obtain millions of dollars more in bank loans. Rick Gates also admitted he embezzled...

Manafort Judge Instructs Prosecutors Not to 'Gild the Lily'

Judge likely won't allow pictures of flashy clothes to be shown to jurors

(Newser) - Paul Manafort's bookkeeper took the stand on day three of the former Trump campaign chairman's trial on bank and tax fraud charges, but the buzzier portion of the day saw the judge instructing prosecutors not to "gild the lily" when it came to Manafort's luxurious lifestyle....

Judge Bans Another Word at Manafort Trial

'Oligarchs' has a pejorative meaning, judge tells prosecutors

(Newser) - The judge in Paul Manafort's trial told prosecutors Wednesday not to use the word "oligarchs" to describe wealthy Ukrainians who paid millions to the former Trump campaign chairman, the AP reports. US District Judge T.S. Ellis III told attorneys for special counsel Robert Mueller that the term...

Witnesses in Manafort Trial Advised Not to Say 'Trump'

Prosecutors reportedly told them not to bring up the president or his 2016 campaign

(Newser) - It's Day 1 of Paul Manafort's trial on bank and tax fraud charges; a jury of six men and six women was sworn in Tuesday and both sides delivered opening statements, CNN reports. During their statement, prosecutors called the former Trump campaign chairman a "shrewd" liar who...

5 Witnesses in Manafort Case Granted Immunity

Meanwhile, judge postpones trial to next week

(Newser) - A federal judge on Monday postponed until next week the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, the AP reports. The tax and bank fraud trial had been scheduled to start Wednesday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. But US District Judge TS Ellis III pushed the trial back...

Mueller Seeks Immunity for 5 Manafort Witnesses

Former Trump campaign chairman's trial expected to start next week

(Newser) - The special counsel in the Russia investigation is seeking immunity for five potential witnesses in the upcoming trial of President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. The five individuals have indicated that they won't testify or provide other information "on the basis of their privilege against self-incrimination,...

Prosecutors Describe Manafort's 'VIP' Jail Treatment

Prosecutors were in court to oppose delaying trial

(Newser) - A new court filing reveals that Paul Manafort's life in prison apparently isn't all that awful. Federal prosecutors argued Wednesday that the financial crimes trial of President Trump's former campaign chairman should not be delayed, as Manafort's lawyers have argued for. Despite his lawyers saying he...

Manafort Held in Solitary Confinement 23 Hours a Day

His lawyers say he can't adequately prepare for his trial

(Newser) - Paul Manafort's lawyers are pushing to get him out of jail to prepare for his upcoming trials, and their newly filed court documents reveal something of a surprise: President Trump's former campaign manager is being kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day, reports Axios . The reason?...

Judge's Ruling Is Bad News for Manafort

Rejects former Trump campaign chairman's bid to see charges dismissed

(Newser) - A federal judge in Virginia rejected a bid by President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, to throw out charges in the special counsel's Russia investigation, clearing the way for a much-anticipated trial to start as scheduled next month, the AP reports. The decision Tuesday by US...

Giuliani Suggests Mueller Probe Will End in Pardons

'Things might get cleaned up,' says the presidential attorney

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani is again making headlines for comments related to the Robert Mueller investigation—this time strongly suggesting that President Trump will be flexing his pardon power before all is said and done. “When the whole thing is over, things might get cleaned up with some presidential pardons,”...

Manafort Sent to Jail to Await His Trial
'Abused the Trust': Judge
Sends Manafort to Jail
UPDATED
Jun 15, 2018 11:33 AM CDT

'Abused the Trust': Judge Sends Manafort to Jail

Bail of former Trump campaign chief is revoked after witness tampering charges

(Newser) - President Trump's former campaign chairman is going to jail. Paul Manafort was ordered into custody Friday after a federal judge revoked his house arrest, citing newly filed obstruction of justice charges , reports the AP . The move by US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson came after prosecutors accused Manafort and...

Mueller Delivers More Trouble to Manafort

Trump's former campaign chief faces obstruction charges after alleged witness tampering

(Newser) - Special counsel Robert Mueller has brought additional charges against President Trump's campaign chairman and a longtime associate, accusing them of obstructing justice. The new charges were unsealed Friday against Paul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik just days after prosecutors accused the two men of attempting to tamper with witnesses as...

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