The New York County district attorney’s office has prepared charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in case he receives a presidential pardon, Bloomberg News reported Friday.
Two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News that District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. has prepared tax and other charges against him.
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Manafort will be sentenced in Virginia for the bank and tax fraud charges on March 8. Prosecutors recommended he spend at least 19 years in prison and pay a fine of between $50,000 and $24.4 million.
New York prosecutors reportedly began investigating Manafort in 2017, before he was charged by Mueller.
New York prosecutors did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.
Trump has repeatedly expressed sympathy for Manafort after he was found guilty in August, and has refused to rule out a pardon.
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New York preps state charges for Manafort in case of a Trump pardon: report https://t.co/jVW2dEF3FG pic.twitter.com/L3Hruzbno3
— The Hill (@thehill) February 22, 2019
New York D.A. Expected to Charge Manafort, Guarding Against Trump Pardon https://t.co/0tQladTsXN
— Rebecca Shabad (@RebeccaShabad) February 22, 2019
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