By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-the-new-charges-against-former-trump-campaign-manager-paul-manafort Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Read the new charges against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort Politics Sep 14, 2018 11:43 AM EDT Federal prosecutors filed new charges against former Trump presidential campaign manager Paul Manafort for conspiracy against the United States and conspiracy to obstruct justice, according to new court documents released Friday. The charging document was shared by the Special Counsel Office amid reports that Manafort would take a plea deal to avoid another trial. According to the new charging documents, prosecutors said evidence suggests Manafort tampered with witnesses. And for a decade, prosecutors said Manafort and his associates laundered money, committed tax fraud, failed to report foreign bank accounts or file as a foreign agent and lied to investigators from the Department of Justice. The Associated Press reports that the nature of the charges filed on Friday signal that Manafort has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors. Read the new charging documents in full below: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam is the Health Reporter and Coordinating Producer for Polling for the PBS NewsHour, where she has also worked as the Data Producer. Follow @LauraSanthanam @LauraSanthanam
Federal prosecutors filed new charges against former Trump presidential campaign manager Paul Manafort for conspiracy against the United States and conspiracy to obstruct justice, according to new court documents released Friday. The charging document was shared by the Special Counsel Office amid reports that Manafort would take a plea deal to avoid another trial. According to the new charging documents, prosecutors said evidence suggests Manafort tampered with witnesses. And for a decade, prosecutors said Manafort and his associates laundered money, committed tax fraud, failed to report foreign bank accounts or file as a foreign agent and lied to investigators from the Department of Justice. The Associated Press reports that the nature of the charges filed on Friday signal that Manafort has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors. Read the new charging documents in full below: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now