by Jim Heath | Sep 14, 2018 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
“I plead guilty,” Paul Manafort told U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson. Manafort pleaded guilty to two federal charges today in a deal that includes cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation Judge Jackson said in court that Manafort...
by Jim Heath | Sep 13, 2018 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
The FBI is now probing “suspicious money transfers” made after the now infamous Trump Tower meeting. The two transfers were made from a billionaire Russian real estate executive after the June 9, 2016 meeting between Trump campaign advisers and...
by Jim Heath | Aug 28, 2018 | Conventions, Headlines, McCain, Republicans
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) rejected a bid from Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, to manage the 2008 Republican National Convention because of concerns over Manafort’s association with Russian oligarchs. The Atlantic reported that...
by Jim Heath | Aug 21, 2018 | Headlines, Trump
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been found guilty on 8 charges that could land him significant prison time. Judge T.S. Ellis III has declared a mistrial on 10 unresolved counts. Manafort was found guilty five tax fraud charges, two counts of bank...
