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Displaying all articles tagged:
Paul Manafort
Aug. 2, 2018
Team Trump’s Explanations for Mueller Tirade Make Less and Less Sense
After Trump called on Sessions to end the “rigged witch hunt,” reports claimed he’s actually eager to talk to Mueller, and thinks he’ll clear himself.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Aug. 1, 2018
Manafort’s Expensive Suits Were the Talk of the Courtroom Today
Trump’s former campaign manager spent at least $1.26 million on clothes in a span of four years.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Aug. 1, 2018
Paul Manafort’s Trial: Everything We Learned on Day One
The choice for jurors: Is Manafort a lavish spender who lied to avoid paying taxes, or a gifted political strategist duped by his devious deputy?
By
Margaret Hartmann
Aug. 1, 2018
Mueller Referred 3 Cases on Illicit Foreign Lobbying to New York Prosecutors
They involve top U.S. lobbyists and operatives linked to Paul Manafort – both Republicans and Democrats – who failed to register as foreign agents.
By
Margaret Hartmann
July 31, 2018
Paul Manafort’s Trial: Everything You Need to Know
While the first trial stemming from the Mueller probe will focus on bank and tax fraud, not collusion, there could be major implications for Trump.
By
Margaret Hartmann
July 23, 2018
Manafort’s Trial Delayed to July 31 So His Lawyers Can Better Prepare
A federal judge will give Paul Manafort’s lawyers a six-day extension so they can review around 120,000 pages of documents ahead of his trial.
By
Adam K. Raymond
July 18, 2018
Mueller Requests Immunity for 5 Witnesses Set to Testify Against Manafort
A judge also denied Paul Manafort’s request to move his tax and bank-fraud trial, which is set to start next week, out of the D.C. area.
By
Margaret Hartmann
July 11, 2018
Manafort Is a ‘VIP’ in Jail With His Own Phone, Laptop, and Shower
Trump’s former campaign chairman has asked that his trial be delayed. Robert Mueller is using his own words to argue that it shouldn’t be.
By
Adam K. Raymond
July 6, 2018
Manafort Kept in Solitary 23 Hours a Day to ‘Guarantee His Safety,’ Lawyer Says
Trump’s former campaign manager is seeking pretrial release, despite the witness-tampering charges that landed him in jail.
By
Adam K. Raymond
June 15, 2018
Judge Revokes Paul Manafort’s Bail, Sends Him to Jail to Await Trial
Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman is about to get locked up.
By
Adam K. Raymond
June 8, 2018
Mueller Hits Manafort With New Charges, This Time for Obstruction of Justice
President Trump’s former campaign chairman is accused of witness tampering while on house arrest for other charges.
By
Adam K. Raymond
June 5, 2018
If Mueller Is Ever Going to Flip Manafort, Now Seems Like the Time
Federal prosecutors accused Manafort of witness tampering, which could land him in jail as he awaits trial, just as Trump cast doubt on a pardon.
By
Margaret Hartmann
May 30, 2018
Paul Manafort Is Having Trouble Paying His Legal Bills, Now You Can Help
Friends of the former Trump campaign manager are crowdfunding to defray costs associated with the Mueller probe.
By
Adam K. Raymond
May 17, 2018
Manafort’s Former Son-in-Law Pleads Guilty, Is Working With Federal Prosecutors
Jeffrey Yohai, who worked with Manafort on real-estate deals, pleaded guilty to federal charges and may be assisting Mueller.
By
Margaret Hartmann
mueller investigation
May 5, 2018
Mueller Team Has Interviewed Tom Barrack, a Close Friend of Trump
Barrack was a top fundraiser for Trump’s presidential campaign and chaired his inaugural committee.
By
Chas Danner
the national interest
May 3, 2018
Before It Stopped Cooperating With Mueller, Ukraine Hired GOP Lobbyists. Hmm.
America’s Worst Columnist makes an appearance in this scandal!
By
Jonathan Chait
the law
Apr. 5, 2018
Mueller (Quietly) Keeps Turning Up the Heat
Recent court filings by the special counsel’s office in the Russia saga paint a picture very different than the one GOP critics are trying to sell.
By
Cristian Farias
the law
Mar. 28, 2018
Lawyer Who Lied to Bob Mueller May Have Blown Paul Manafort’s Russia Cover
Alex van der Zwaan, a minor character targeted by Mueller’s investigation, could make history.
By
Cristian Farias
Mar. 28, 2018
Trump Lawyer Held Out Prospect of Pardons to Flynn and Manafort: Report
As the special counsel sought their cooperation, John Dowd (reportedly) suggested that Trump would have their backs if they got convicted.
By
Eric Levitz
the national interest
Mar. 15, 2018
Devin Nunes’s Russia Investigation Had No Suspects
America’s least curious investigator believes nobody could have colluded with Russia.
By
Jonathan Chait
Mar. 8, 2018
Mark Your Calendar: Manafort Fraud Trial Set for July
Trump’s former campaign manager is going to have an exciting summer.
By
Adam K. Raymond
select all
Feb. 23, 2018
Paul Manafort Struggling With PDF Documents Is All of Us
So relatable.
By
Brian Feldman
Feb. 23, 2018
Former Trump Aide Rick Gates Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Lying to the FBI
Paul Manafort’s longtime ally has promised to cooperate with Robert Mueller’s investigation.
By
Adam K. Raymond
russia probe
Feb. 22, 2018
Robert Mueller Puts the Squeeze on Paul Manafort and Rick Gates Yet Again
A new indictment accuses them of carrying out an elaborate scheme to defraud both private financial institutions and the United States.
By
Cristian Farias
Feb. 21, 2018
Report: Manafort Investigated for Promising WH Job in Exchange for Personal Loan
Robert Mueller is looking into yet another aspect of Paul Manafort’s shady past.
By
Adam K. Raymond
russia investigation
Feb. 18, 2018
Report: Former Trump Aide Rick Gates Will Plead Guilty, Testify Against Manafort
Things aren’t looking good for Trump’s former campaign chairman.
By
Chas Danner
the national interest
Feb. 15, 2018
Rick Gates, Former Manafort Partner, Makes Deal With Mueller
That’s three friendly witnesses for an investigation that is not looking friendly for Trump.
By
Jonathan Chait
russia probe
Jan. 3, 2018
Paul Manafort’s Lawsuit Against Robert Mueller Is Frivolous Political Theater
Manafort argues that the special counsel has no business sticking his nose in the pre-Trump campaign work he did in Ukraine. He’s wrong.
By
Cristian Farias
Dec. 19, 2017
Paul Manafort Can Go Home for the Holidays, If He Brings His Ankle Monitor
Trump’s former campaign chairman won’t let house arrest keep him from celebrating Christmas in the Hamptons.
By
Olivia Nuzzi
Dec. 15, 2017
Paul Manafort’s House Arrest Lifted, But He Can’t Leave Florida or Stay Out Late
The former Trump campaign manager will wear a GPS monitor as he awaits trial.
By
Adam K. Raymond
hard time
Nov. 6, 2017
Paul Manafort Will Not Be Allowed to Take Off His Ankle Monitor
A federal judge denied the request. Trump’s former campaign manager remains in a “High Intensity Supervision Program.”
By
Olivia Nuzzi
Nov. 5, 2017
Manafort Offers Trump Tower Condo As Collateral
His lawyer says Manafort is too cash poor to afford bail.
By
Olivia Nuzzi
Nov. 3, 2017
Manafort and Gates Trial Could Begin in May
Mark your calendars, tentatively.
By
Benjamin Hart
Nov. 1, 2017
Manafort’s 3 U.S. Passports and Travel Alias Make Him a ‘Serious’ Flight Risk
Prosecutors want “substantial” bail conditions to prevent Trump’s former campaign manager from skipping town.
By
Adam K. Raymond
the national interest
Oct. 31, 2017
Trump Probably Shouldn’t Be Glad Campaign Manager Arrested for Federal Crimes
Paul Manafort has done a lot of very bad things, and his indictment covers just a few of them.
By
Jonathan Chait
russia probe
Oct. 30, 2017
Russia Indictments Leave Trump Allies Rattled — Contrary to the White House Spin
Reactions ranged from selfish relief, to frustration with Mueller, to concern about what this means for the GOP agenda — and Trump’s presidency.
By
Olivia Nuzzi
Oct. 30, 2017
Democrats Should Declare Victory on Trump and Russia
The undisputed facts of this scandal are damning enough.
By
Eric Levitz
the law
Oct. 30, 2017
Mueller Quietly Dropped a Bombshell on Monday — and It Wasn’t About Manafort
The special counsel’s charging of a very minor player reveals a lot about the big picture.
By
Cristian Farias
Oct. 30, 2017
Who Is Rick Gates, the Other Person Indicted on Monday?
The political survivor with close ties to Paul Manafort.
By
Benjamin Hart
Oct. 30, 2017
As Manafort and Gates Arrested, Trump Doubles Down on Clinton-Russia ‘Scandal’
Trump throws former aides under the bus and goes after HRC yet again.
By
Ed Kilgore
Oct. 30, 2017
Former Trump Campaign Manager Indicted for ‘Conspiracy Against the U.S.’
Paul Manafort and fellow Trump campaign aide Rick Gates are the first to face indictment in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
By
Eric Levitz
russia investigation
Oct. 29, 2017
What We Do and Don’t Know About Mueller’s Impending Indictment
The Russia investigation is poised to enter a whole new phase.
By
Chas Danner
Oct. 27, 2017
Mueller Files First Charges in Russia Investigation
Anyone charged will be taken into custody on Monday.
By
Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Oct. 3, 2017
Did Manafort Use Trump’s Campaign to Pay Back Russia?
The darkest theory of the 2016 campaign becomes extremely plausible.
By
Jonathan Chait
Sept. 20, 2017
Report: Manafort Offered Close Putin Ally ‘Private Briefings’ on Trump Campaign
Robert Mueller’s effort to flip Manafort continues apace.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Sept. 19, 2017
Manafort Wiretapped by Feds, Told to Expect Indictment: Reports
Trump supporters claim this proves Trump was right to accuse Obama of illegal surveillance, though few of the details match.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Aug. 25, 2017
Robert Mueller Issues Subpoenas to Manafort-Related Firms
More bad news for the ex–Trump campaign chief.
By
Benjamin Hart
Aug. 10, 2017
Report: Trump’s Campaign Manager Tipped Off the Feds to Don Jr.’s Russia Meeting
Bloomberg says Robert Mueller is working hard to turn the former Trump campaign manager into an asset for the prosecution.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Aug. 9, 2017
The FBI Raided Paul Manafort’s Home Last Month
Robert Mueller apparently convinced a judge that there was probable cause to believe Trump’s ex–campaign manager had committed a crime.
By
Eric Levitz
politics
July 25, 2017
Senate Judiciary Committee to Drop Subpoena of Paul Manafort
The former Trump campaign chair will no longer face a public hearing on Wednesday.
By
Jen Kirby
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