Paul Manafort turns himself in to feds

DCNFRobert Donachie, DCNF

Former Trump presidential campaign director Paul Manafort and his business partner were instructed to turn themselves into federal authorities Monday morning, marking the first charges in the ongoing investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election.

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The charges against Manafort and his associate Rick Gates are not clear at this time, The New York Times reports. Gates is a longtime associate of Manafort and serves as his junior partner at his firm.

Manafort’s indictment comes after a federal grand jury approved the first criminal charges Saturday in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Trump campaign affiliates.

The former Trump campaign director was already under investigation for violating federal tax law and whether or not he properly reported foreign lobbying money.

This post will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

Update:

Former Trump campaign director Paul Manafort turned himself over to the FBI Monday morning.

Manafort walked into the FBI’s field office in Washington, D.C., Monday at approximately 8:15 a.m., after he and his business associate, Rick Gates, were instructed to turn themselves in to federal authorities. Manafort and Gates are the first to be charged in special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation into President Donald Trump’s campaign ties to Russia.

The former Trump campaign director was already under investigation for violating federal tax law and whether or not he properly reported foreign lobbying money.

The charges against Manafort and Gates are not clear at this time, The New York Times reports. Gates is a longtime associate of Manafort and serves as his junior partner at his firm.

Manafort’s indictment comes after a federal grand jury approved the first criminal charges Saturday in Mueller’s investigation.

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