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Former President Donald Trump is eyeing his 2016 co-campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was found guilty of tax and bank fraud in 2018 and later pardoned by Trump, to help with his 2024 efforts. He's also considering candidates for Cabinet roles if he wins the general election, including his former GOP challenger Vivek Ramaswamy. CBS News campaign reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
The suit against the former chairman of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign involved undeclared foreign bank accounts.
The source of the unreported income, according to the lawsuit, was Manafort's work in Ukraine with known associates Richard Gates and Konstantin Kilimnik.
Former President Trump issued more than 140 pardons and commutations during his last 24 hours in office. Most pardons were granted to his friends and political allies, but certain gaps have left some of those people vulnerable to future convictions for their crimes. Kim Wehle, a professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law and the author of "How to Read the Constitution--and Why," joined CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
President Trump is using his last days in office to pardon several of his closest allies. But his former personal attorney Michael Cohen, who pled guilty to financial charges and lying to Congress, was not on that list. Cohen joined CBSN to discuss what he thinks of the president's actions as well as his insights into potential legal issues Mr. Trump could face over his financial dealings.
Both Roger Stone and Paul Manafort were prosecuted for charges related to former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
President Trump announced controversial new pardons for key 2016 campaign figures Paul Manafort and Roger Stone, charged by special counsel Robert Mueller in the Russia probe. They're the latest in the president's trend of showing clemency to those in his inner circle. Paula Reid reports from West Palm Beach, Florida.
With days left in office, President Trump isn't holding back on controversial pardons of white-collar criminals and allies.
President Trump announced 26 new pardons Wednesday, including for allies Paul Manafort and Roger Stone, as well as Jared Kushner's father, Charles Kushner. Mr. Trump granted 15 pardons the day before. CBSN's Lana Zak reports.
President Trump released a 46-minute long video address on Facebook rehashing his debunked claims about fraud in the election he lost to Joe Biden. CBS News White House correspondent Steven Portnoy joins "CBSN AM" to talk about the president's latest attack on election integrity, and more.
Andrew Weissmann, who served as a top prosecutor on special counsel Robert Mueller's team, is responding to a rare statement from his old boss criticizing his assessment of the final report on Russian election interference. Weissmann details his experience in the investigation, and explains where he thought Mueller succeeded and fell short, in his book, "Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation," and he joined CBSN to discuss.
In the summer of 2016 FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok led the bureau's investigation into the Trump campaign's connections with Russian officials, which brought forth criminal convictions of Paul Manafort and George Papadopoulos; Michael Flynn also plead guilty for lying to the FBI. But Strzok's personal conduct also led to his dismissal from the FBI, and raised questions over the integrity of his work. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin sits down with Strzok, author of the new book, "Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump."
The former FBI Special Agent talks about leading Crossfire Hurricane, the Bureau's investigation into the Trump campaign's connections with Russian officials, and how he came in the crosshairs himself
The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee has released a redacted version of its final report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Among the findings is that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's close contact with a business associate the panel deemed a "Russian intelligence officer" opened the door for Moscow to influence the Trump campaign. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN's "Red and Blue" with the latest.
His lawyers argued that the medications, along with his health history, "make plain that Mr. Manafort is at a significantly higher risk for serious illness or death."
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been transferred from prison to transferred to home confinement over safety concerns due to COVID-19. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joined CBSN with the latest.
President Trump's former 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort has swapped prison for home confinement over fears of catching the coronavirus. Manafort is serving a 7.5-year sentence after being convicted on witness tampering and other charges uncovered during Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
A lawyer for Gates asked the court to allow him to serve the rest of his sentence under home confinement because of possible exposure to the coronavirus.
The medications, along with his health history, "make plain that Mr. Manafort is at a significantly higher risk for serious illness or death," his lawyers argue.
Stone was convicted in November of all seven charges he faced regarding former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
Manafort is serving a 7-year sentence for federal charges of bank fraud, tax evasion, conspiring against the U.S. and conspiring to obstruct justice.
He was admitted to a hospital last Thursday. Convicted of conspiracy charges earlier this year, Manafort has been serving a seven-year sentence in Pennsylvania.
Rick Gates, convicted of financial fraud and making false statements to the FBI in Russia probe, reveals behind-the-scenes decisions of campaign
Serhiy Leshchenko tells CBS News that Ukraine's president also knew that U.S. military aid to his country was at stake
A federal jury acquitted Craig after less than four hours of deliberation on Wednesday
