Aug 06 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: Rick Gates takes the stand in Manafort case In our news wrap Monday, the star witness in Paul Manafort's tax and bank fraud trial took the stand. Rick Gates testified that he hid foreign bank accounts and helped Manafort file false tax returns. Also, a manhunt is underway… Continue watching
Aug 04 All eyes on ‘right-hand man’ in Manafort trial By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The most critical moment in the former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's financial fraud trial will likely arrive next week with the testimony of his longtime associate Rick Gates, whom witnesses have described as Manafort's "right-hand man."… Continue reading
Aug 03 Prosecutors turn to Paul Manafort’s taxes, unreported bank accounts By Matthew Barakat, Stephen Braun, Associated Press Prosecutors headed toward the heart of their financial fraud case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Friday, with jurors expected to hear testimony that he never told his tax accountants about offshore bank accounts containing millions of dollars. Continue reading
Aug 02 Paul Manafort’s bookkeepers to take the stand on trial’s third day By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Prosecutors will ask jurors Thursday to follow the money in the Paul Manafort trial, a trail they say shows that the former campaign chairman took millions from wealthy Ukrainian clients then hid it from banks and the IRS. Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: White House says Trump’s criticism of Muller’s Russia probe is not obstruction Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that Trump's broadsides are simply the president "fighting back."… Continue reading
Aug 01 FBI agent testifies about raid on Paul Manafort’s condo in second day of trial By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Special Agent Matthew Mikuska told jurors on Wednesday that the FBI knocked multiple times on the door of Manafort's condo before entering with a key after no one answered. Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump says Sessions should end Mueller investigation By Associated Press President Donald Trump says his attorney general should put an end to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 7:06 What we learned from Paul Manafort trial opening statements Paul Manafort, the first defendant charged by special counsel Robert Mueller to go to trial, is accused of working as an unregistered lobbyist for several pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine. William Brangham joins John Yang from the courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia,… Continue watching
Jul 31 Prosecutors say Paul Manafort believed he was above the law. Manafort said associates failed to keep track of his income By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former campaign chair Paul Manafort's trial began Tuesday in Virginia, the first trial to arise from Mueller's investigation into potential ties between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. Continue reading
Jul 31 Foreign payments, unregistered lobbying and other activities that led to Paul Manafort’s indictment By Erica R. Hendry As the Virginia trial for Trump's former campaign chair gets underway, here’s a look, in order of events, at what we know about his political consulting work with Ukraine and other foreign actors. Continue reading