Judge jails ex-campaign manager for Trump
WASHINGTON — A federal judge revoked Paul Manafort’s bail and sent him to jail Friday to await trial, citing new charges that Manafort had tried to influence the testimony of two of the government’s witnesses after he had been granted bail.
Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, had been allowed to post a $10 million bond and remain at home while awaiting his September trial on a host of charges, including money laundering and false statements.
But last week, prosecutors working for special counsel Robert Mueller filed two new counts of obstruction of justice against Manafort and asked that his bail be revoked because he had committed new crimes.