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Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Paul Manafort tampering with witnesses, say Mueller investigators
Federal investigators have accused Donald Trump’s former campaign manager,
Paul Manafort
, of tampering with potential witnesses while on bail ahead of his federal bank fraud and tax case.
Prosecutors asked that the judge overseeing his case “revoke or revise” the order releasing him ahead of trial.
In a court filing on Monday, prosecutors working for the special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating possible
collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia
, said Manafort and an associate “repeatedly” attempted to contact witnesses using his phone and an encrypted messaging application. They allege it happened shortly after a grand jury returned a new indictment against him, violating the terms of his house arrest.
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