The stunning fall of Paul Manafort | Analysis by CillizzaCNN
That picture of Manafort, who was sentenced Thursday to 47 months in jail for a panoply of financial crimes having to do with his long relationship with Ukraine, was eons away from the bespoke pinstriped-suit wearing, ostrich-leather-coat-having political operative who seemed on top of the world as he toured Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump around the Republican National Convention in the summer of 2016.
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! It didn't last. Within a month of the convention's close, Manafort was gone. While the official storyline was that he had"resigned," it was clear from contemporaneous reporting that he had been pushed aside amid heightened scrutiny of Manafort's past dealings with pro-Russia Ukrainian politicians.That thread, once pulled, unraveled Manafort entirely.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ex-Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months for fraud in Mueller case'He has lived an otherwise blameless life,' the judge said of Manafort, a central figure in the special counsel's Russia probe.
Read more »
Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, faces 1st sentencing for financial crimesMore than a year after special counsel Robert Mueller secured an 18-count indictment against Paul Manafort on charges related to tax and bank fraud, the former campaign chairman for President Donald Trump will face the first of his two sentencing hearings on Thursday afternoon. A Virginia-based jury
Read more »
The judge who will sentence Paul Manafort Thursday has previously challenged the scope of Mueller’s probeThe judge who will sentence Paul Manafort has previously challenged the scope of Mueller's probe
Read more »
Paul Manafort sentence on bank and tax fraud charges coming ThursdayThe former Trump campaign chairman is set to be sentenced for tax and bank fraud.
Read more »
Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign manager, faces likely prison term at sentencingPaul Manafort, who guided President Trump’s campaign through the tumultuous Republican National Convention in 2016, faces a potentially stiff prison sentence for a raft of financial crimes that were prosecuted by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.
Read more »
Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prisonHouse Intel Committee member Rep. Denny Heck says he doesn't believe President Trump will pardon Paul Manafort, but, 'if he does, there will be swift and harsh consequences.'
Read more »
From 'Breaking Bad' to Mueller's case against Paul Manafort, here's how money laundering really worksWhat is money laundering? Recent high-profile examples include Russia's Troika Laundromat scheme and fraud charges against Paul Manafort.
Read more »
Analysis | Manafort just escaped a tough sentence, but his lies to prosecutors became more bizarreAnalysis: Paul Manafort just escaped a tough sentence, but his lies to prosecutors became more bizarre
Read more »