The jury weighing the fate of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said Tuesday it reached a verdict on eight of the 18 counts against Manafort, but could not reach a decision on the remaining 10 brought forward by special counsel Robert Mueller.
It wasn’t clear which counts on which the jury had reached a decision.
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Jury reaches a verdict on eight of 18 counts against Paul Manaforthttps://t.co/T7K7Q14awq
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 21, 2018
BRK: Manafort GUILTY on 8 counts: 5 counts of felony tax fraud. One count of failing to declare foreign bank account, and two more counts of bank fraud. Mistrial declared on the other 10 counts. Trump and Manafort in 2016 >>> pic.twitter.com/1OmfX0SwWi
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) August 21, 2018
Hey, Paul Manafort…I TOLD you that you were going to die in prison.
Should have flipped.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 21, 2018
Manafort’s conviction is just the start of his troubles. He’s facing money laundering and illegal lobbying charges in DC next month. And prosecutors could revisit the charges in VA as well.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 21, 2018
Listen…
Do you hear it?
The deafening silence from the GOP on the Hill? pic.twitter.com/YZBIgVGLyN
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 21, 2018
BREAKING: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort found guilty on eight counts in fraud trial. The judge has declared a mistrial on the remaining 10 charges https://t.co/aE3MQsyLS2 pic.twitter.com/Uzd9RsfC8q
— CNN (@CNN) August 21, 2018
The judge declared a mistrial on 10 counts in the Paul Manafort trial, and the longtime lobbyist is looking at a maximum of about 80 years in prison.
Here's what you need to know about the tax-and bank-fraud trial for Trump's former campaign chairmanhttps://t.co/GOkIy535qB
— POLITICO (@politico) August 21, 2018
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