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June 5, 2018

Prosecutors Accuse Paul Manafort of Witness Tampering
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Federal prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller have accused
President Trump's former campaign chair, Paul Manafort, of attempting to
tamper with the witnesses in the federal tax and money laundering case
against him. Prosecutors say Manafort repeatedly tried to contact
witnesses by phone and through encrypted messaging. Manafort is accused
of breaking federal lobbying, tax and money laundering laws.


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