TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN MANAGER, PAUL MANAFORT SURRENDERS TO FBI

WASHINGTON, United States – A Former Manager, Donald Trump Campaign Organisation, Paul Manafort may have turned himself in to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, US media have reported.

Paul Manafort was seen arriving at an FBI office in Washington with his lawyer early on Monday.

President Donald Trump has come under probe for alleged meddling into US election by Russia.
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Manafort, 68, has worked on several Republican presidential campaigns, beginning with Gerald Ford’s in 1976.

He resigned as chairman of the Trump campaign in August 2016 following accusation of having links to a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine and his business ties in Russia.
He denied any wrongdoing.

Manafort and his business associates Rick Gates, 45 were indicted under seal on Friday, CNN reported.

The indictment against the two men contains 12 counts: conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, unregistered agent of a foreign principal, false and misleading US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) statements, false statements, and seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.

The two are scheduled to make their initial court appearances before US District Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson at 1:30 p.m. ET Monday.