Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will be jailed, federal judge rules
by Chris Megerian and Eliza Fawcett, Los Angeles Times
Jun 15, 2018
2 minutes
WASHINGTON - Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, will be jailed after being accused of witness tampering, a federal judge ruled after a hearing Friday.
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III said Manafort, who was first indicted last October and has been under house arrest since then, violated the terms of his bail by reaching out to potential witnesses and providing them with false information.
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