Mueller Moves Against Paul Manafort

Updated at 8:28 a.m. ET

Paul Manafort, the taciturn lobbyist who served as Trump’s campaign chairman during the summer of 2016, surrendered to federal authorities on Monday morning as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The New York Times reported that Rick Gates, a Manafort associate, will also turn himself in on Monday. It’s unclear what charges each man faces.

Manafort had been the target of the most aggressive of Mueller’s publicly known efforts over the past six months. He had already reportedly been under Justice Department scrutiny for his business relationships with pro-Kremlin politicians in Ukraine, including former in July at Manafort’s Virginia home that reportedly seized business records and financial information. Reports emerged in September that federal investigators against him as well. Manafort himself has denied any wrongdoing.