USA v. MANAFORT et al

  1. November 21, 2017

    Mueller Says Trump Associate's Defense Atty Has Conflict

    Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office is waving red flags about the lawyer representing President Donald Trump's ex-lobbyist Rick Gates in a money-laundering case that spun out of the 2016 election, saying the Manhattan white-collar attorney has a glaring conflict of interest.

  2. November 08, 2017

    Manafort, Gates Hit With Gag Order In Mueller Case

    The D.C. federal judge presiding over Special Counsel Robert Mueller's criminal case against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his longtime deputy Rick Gates issued a gag order Wednesday barring them, their attorneys and potential witnesses from making media statements that would "pose a substantial likelihood of material prejudice" to the case.

  3. November 06, 2017

    Manafort Stays Under House Arrest As Judge Mulls Bond Deal

    Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his former business partner Richard Gates III will remain under house arrest for at least a couple more days as they work toward a deal with the government that would potentially free them from GPS monitoring and allow them to travel domestically, a D.C. federal judge said Monday.

  4. November 03, 2017

    Manafort Partner Seeks Release From House Arrest

    The business partner and co-defendant of Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, asked a D.C. federal judge on Thursday to release him from house arrest while he awaits trial on allegations of money laundering and undeclared foreign lobbying activities, saying he did not pose a flight risk or a threat to the community.

  5. November 02, 2017

    Manafort Lawyer Warned After Holding News Conference

    The judge assigned to the criminal case against ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his longtime business partner Rick Gates admonished lawyers on Thursday to make their arguments in court, "not on courthouse steps," a direct shot at Manafort attorney Kevin Downing for his post-hearing news conference Monday.

  6. October 31, 2017

    Ties To Oligarchs Make Manafort Flight Risk, Mueller Says

    Special counsel Robert Mueller's office portrayed Paul Manafort and his business partner Rick Gates as significant flight risks in a court filing Tuesday, pointing to the pair's extensive overseas connections to support strict release conditions.

  7. October 30, 2017

    Mueller's Team Won Order Requiring Manafort's Atty To Talk

    A former attorney for President Donald Trump's ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort was ordered by a D.C. federal judge to testify to the grand jury about submissions to the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the now-indicted Manafort's work in Ukraine, according to court documents unsealed Monday.

  8. October 30, 2017

    Mueller Charges Send Trump, Democrats To Their Foxholes

    Official Washington erupted Monday with the first charges from Special Counsel Robert Mueller against key members of President Donald Trump's campaign, prompting the Trump administration to distance itself from the defendants and Democrats to go on the offensive.

  9. October 30, 2017

    Ex-Trump Campaign Chair Charged With Conspiracy

    President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and an alleged co-conspirator have been indicted on charges of conspiracy against the United States, money laundering and bank records charges tied to close to a decade of secret lobbying on behalf of Russia-associated Ukrainian officials.