The Manafort verdict is in…
And no, it’s honestly not what I was expecting.
BREAKING: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort found guilty on:
– All five tax fraud counts
– Two counts of bank fraud
– One count of failing to file an FBARhttps://t.co/rtW3zA1NwW pic.twitter.com/4eaOVyslMT— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) August 21, 2018
…Wow.
PS:
Counts 7 and 8 implicate the Trump campaign, which did not include these contributions in their FEC filings. https://t.co/9Rc5IoRFqb
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) August 21, 2018
Paul Manafort did not appear to react as the clerk read the jury's decision. He looked straight ahead, stoic. There is no sentencing date yet — the judge gave the government one week to say if it plans to retry Manafort on the 10 counts the jury failed to reach a consensus on
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) August 21, 2018
There will be A LOT to unpack here… I just wanted to make sure everyone knew ASAP…
We’ll bring you more soon.