New Indictments in Manafort Case
By Andrew C. McCarthy
February 22, 2018 7:42 PM
Mueller adds tax and fraud charges.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office announced this afternoon that a federal grand jury in Virginia has returned a superseding indictment against Paul Manafort and Richard Gates. The new indictment, which charges 32 felony counts, replaces the original 12-count indictment filed in late October.
The indictment dramatically alters the case, although not in a way that will surprise National Review readers.
There continues to be no connection to the Trump campaign (which Manafort briefly chaired and Gates also served), much less any suggestion of collusion between the campaign and Russia. The new indictment, however, retreats from the original allegations of money laundering, failure to register as foreign agents, and the so-called conspiracy against the United States.
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