WASHINGTON: US prosecutors on Monday accused Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is facing multiple charges of money laundering, bank fraud and illegal lobbying, of attempting to tamper with witnesses. Manafort has been under home confinement since he was indicted in October. Then in March he pleaded not guilty to charges of bank and tax fraud, setting up a separate trial for July 10. Mueller's investigation has now entered its second year, and continues to dominate US politics while menacing Trump's presidency. "As only one of two people left who could become President, why wouldn't the FBI or Department of 'Justice' have told me that they were secretly investigating Paul Manafort," he asked.

Source: Bangkok Post June 05, 2018 03:45 UTC