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Ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort told to surrender in Russia probe – reports Ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort indicted on 12 counts, incl. conspiracy against US
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The US authorities have told former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates to surrender to authorities, the New York Times reported on Monday citing a person involved in the case. The US authorities have told former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates to surrender to authorities, the US media reported on Monday.
A similar report came from CNN, which also cited an unnamed source. The news channel said Manafort was planning to turn himself in. The NYT and CNN both cited unnamed sources, but neither outlet immediately said what charges were being brought against Manafort and Gates, if any.
Neither outlet immediately said what charges were being brought against Manafort and Gates, if any. Manafort was seen leaving his home early Monday morning and later arriving at the FBI office in Washington.
Reuters reported that Manafort was seen leaving his home early Monday morning and later arriving at the FBI office in Washington.
The Wall Street Journal cited a source as saying that Manafort is facing charges including tax fraud.The Wall Street Journal cited a source as saying that Manafort is facing charges including tax fraud.
The two individuals may become the first to be indicted as part of the investigation by US Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. Both the White House and the Kremlin have repeatedly denied such collusion ever happened. Earlier reports suggested that Manafort may also be indicted over breaches of money-laundering prohibitions and requirements to disclose foreign lobbying.
The two individuals may become the first to be indicted as part of the investigation by US Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow.
Manafort’s lobbying past came under scrutiny last August, when he worked for the Trump campaign. The NYT reported at the time that he had received some $12.7 million in undisclosed payment from the party of deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, who was considered to have Russian backing. The report was apparently based on information from a source involved in the Ukrainian investigation into alleged corruption of the former president.
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The publication resulted in Manafort’s firing by the Trump campaign, with the US president distancing himself from the lobbyist.
There were no media reports that Manafort ever worked for the Russian government, but an AP report in March revealed he had a contract with Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska involving investment projects in Ukraine in the late 2000s.
The connection was confirmed by both parties. Some media speculated that Deripaska may have been used by the Russian government to further the Kremlin’s foreign policy goals and that Manafort may have been a key figure in those efforts. The businessman denied that his dealings with Manafort had anything to do with politics.
Amid the media speculations the White House denied that Trump was aware of Manafort’s work for Deripaska before joining his campaign. Trump’s then-Press Secretary Sean Spicer downplayed the role played by Manafort during his five-month collaboration with Trump, saying it was “very limited.”