Paul Manafort Convicted on Eight of 18 Federal Counts

The following article by Griffin Connolly was posted on the Roll Call website August 21, 2018:

Donald Trump, Paul Manafort and Ivanka Trump check the podium at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 21, 2016. Credit: Bill Clark, CQ Roll Call, Getty Images

Trump’s former campaign manager a key figure in Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia investigation

Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, was found guilty on eight of 18 counts, and District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III has declared a mistrial on 10 counts.

Earlier Tuesday, the jury in the tax evasion and bank loan fraud trial appeared stuck on one count, and they indicated so in a note to the judge around 11 a.m.

The note included Tuesday’s date and the following message:

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