USA v. MANAFORT et al

  1. June 04, 2018

    Mueller Says Manafort Attempted Witness Tampering

    Special Counsel Robert Mueller accused President Donald Trump's former campaign chair Paul Manafort Monday of attempting to tamper with potential witnesses ahead of his trial over alleged financial crimes, asking a D.C. federal court to revoke the terms of his pretrial release, or revise those terms.

  2. May 30, 2018

    'Friends' Of Paul Manafort Launch Legal Defense Fund

    A group claiming to be "longtime friends" of Paul Manafort announced the launch of a legal defense fund Wednesday to help the former Trump campaign chair fight allegations of financial crimes brought against him in D.C. and Virginia federal courts.

  3. May 25, 2018

    Manafort Trial Delayed 2 Weeks Over Family Medical Issue

    Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's trial on financial crimes has been delayed by roughly two weeks, as a Virginia federal judge cited an unspecified family medical issue on Friday.

  4. May 23, 2018

    Akin Gump Partner To Testify At Manafort Trial

    Attorneys for Special Counsel Robert Mueller confirmed Wednesday in D.C. district court that they intend to call Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner Melissa L. Laurenza to testify at the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

  5. May 15, 2018

    Manafort Can't Slip DC Charges From Mueller Investigation

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge refused to toss money laundering and other charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday, ruling Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was within his authority to authorize Special Counsel Robert Mueller to investigate "any links" that arose from investigating Russian election interference.

  6. May 14, 2018

    Feds Blast Manafort's Bid For Hearing Into Grand Jury Leaks

    Federal prosecutors Monday filed an opposition to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's request that a Virginia federal court conduct a hearing about alleged leaks related to his pending case on bank fraud charges, saying the press reports Manafort pointed to did not provide specific evidence of wrongdoing.

  7. May 04, 2018

    Can Mueller Make Manafort 'Sing'? A Va. Judge Isn't So Sure

    The Virginia federal judge overseeing a financial crimes case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort asked for the unredacted version of an August memo outlining the scope of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, saying Friday he believes the goal of the charges is to get Manafort to "sing."

  8. May 01, 2018

    Manafort Wants Hearing On Leaking, Evidence Tossed

    Paul Manafort urged a Virginia federal court Monday to conduct a hearing about who leaked information related to his pending case for bank fraud, also asking the judge to suppress evidence collected from his home and a storage unit because he said the warrants were overbroad.

  9. April 24, 2018

    Mueller Slams Manafort's Bid To Nix Seized Evidence

    Prosecutors on Tuesday hit back in D.C. federal court at Paul Manafort's request to suppress evidence collected from his home and a storage unit in Virginia, saying the former Trump campaign chairman's attacks on the underlying warrants are "without merit."

  10. March 29, 2018

    Manafort Wants Judge's Help In Warrant Challenge

    Paul Manafort asked a D.C. federal judge on Wednesday to order U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller to hand over unredacted versions of affidavits behind search warrants in the federal government's money laundering and foreign lobbying case against the former Trump campaign manager.