Paul Manafort, the onetime chairman of Donald Trump’s campaign, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts including conspiracy against the United States, following an investigation into possible Russian meddling in the 2016 US election.
Key points:
- Charges against Paul Manafort include being an unregistered agent of a foreign principal
- Manafort and his associate Rick Gates have pleaded not guilty
- A third former campaign aide has pleaded guilty to giving the FBI false information
- Another hearing is set for Thursday — Manafort, Gates under house arrest
The charges were the first stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into possible ties between Mr Trump’s pr…
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