Trump's Former Campaign Manager Goes to Jail for Tampering Witness
Former campaign manager of US President Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, had his interim bail revoked by a federal judge today because of his alleged attempted tampering of witnesses ahead of his trial on money laundering, tax and bank fraud charges.
Washington, Jun 15 (PTI) Former campaign manager of US President Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, had his interim bail revoked by a federal judge today because of his alleged attempted tampering of witnesses ahead of his trial on money laundering, tax and bank fraud charges.
The move by a federal judge comes two weeks after Robert Mueller filed new accusations of witness tampering against Manafort.
“I cannot turn a blind eye to this allegation,” US District Judge Amy Jackson said.
Mueller, a former FBI director who is investigating allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, had urged the court to revoke Manafort's bail. He alleged that Manafort and a business associate tried to influence the testimony of potential witnesses against him.
Manafort, 69, appeared in a federal court and during the hearing the judge cancelled his interim bail and he was immediately sent to a federal prison. The former lobbyist, who was Trump's campaign manager for a few months in the summer of 2016, which included the Republican National Convention, has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him.
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