Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort sentenced to prison
08 March 2019 |
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Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chief, has been sentenced to nearly four years behind bars for tax and bank fraud. The crimes were uncovered during special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
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