A federal judge in Virginia concluded Tuesday that special counsels are given too much latitude and that the current one is prosecuting Paul Manafort only so he will offer evidence against President Donald Trump. But those thoughts do little for ...

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Paul Manafort has appealed a federal judge’s order jailing him as he awaits trial on charges by the special counsel that he ran a secret lobbying campaign for Ukraine. Attorneys for President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, who is being ...

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WASHINGTON – A federal judge ordered Paul Manafort to jail Friday over charges he tampered with witnesses while out on bail – a major blow for President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman as he awaits trial on federal conspiracy and ...

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WASHINGTON – Court officials inadvertently released a court filing Wednesday that identified two European public relations executives allegedly approached to solicit false testimony to aid Paul Manafort and also revealed names of several senior former European politicians one executive suggested ...

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Former Trump presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort plans to fight prosecutors’ claims that he tried to tamper with a witness – an accusation that could get him sent to jail before he goes on trial this summer on conspiracy and ...

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WASHINGTON – Friends of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort have launched a legal-defense fund to defray his attorney fees as he fights tax fraud, conspiracy and money-laundering charges filed by special counsel Robert Mueller III. In a statement released ...

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WASHINGTON – The FBI agent who swore out a May 2017 search warrant in the investigation of Paul Manafort will be in federal court Wednesday to testify if needed as Manafort’s lawyers ask a judge to toss evidence seized last ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Manafort’s former son-in-law says he has been so busy with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation that he’s been unable to keep up with his other legal issues, according to a court filing and a lawyer involved ...

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(Bloomberg) — Special Counsel Robert Mueller prevailed Tuesday when a judge turned down a request by former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort to dismiss a federal indictment accusing him of money laundering and working as an unregistered foreign agent. U.S. ...

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  A federal judge expressed deep skepticism that Paul Manafort could use a civil lawsuit to attack Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s authority to charge Manafort with crimes unrelated to his role as President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman. The judge’s ...

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Paul Manafort was using fraudulently obtained loans and tax-cheating tricks to prop up his personal finances as he became chairman of the Trump campaign in 2016, according to a new 32-count indictment filed against him and his business partner Thursday. ...

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WASHINGTON – Prosecutors with special counsel Robert Mueller said Friday they will ask a federal judge to set a May 14 trial date for President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, and a business partner on fraud, conspiracy and ...

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