Trump’s Ex-Campaign Chief Manafort Guilty Of Fraud

The lead defense attorney for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, Kevin Downing, speaks to the press at the Albert V. Bryan US Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, August 21, 2018.
Jim WATSON / AFPDonald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort was found guilty of fraud Tuesday, in the first trial resulting from the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

While the jury was unable to reach a verdict on 10 counts, prompting the judge to declare a partial mistrial, Manafort was found guilty on the eight remaining counts including tax fraud, bank fraud and failure to declare foreign bank accounts.