Subject: BREAKING NEWS: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort appears to reach plea deal
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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 07:36:59 -0600
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President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort appears to have agreed to plead guilty in a foreign-lobbying and money laundering case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.
 
Prosecutors filed a new slimmed-down set of charges against Manafort Friday morning, reining in the felony counts against him from seven to just two: conspiracy against the U.S. and conspiracy to obstruct justice. The charges were filed in a form that is typically a prelude to a guilty plea.
 
The move likely scuttles a high-profile second trial Manafort was expected to face in Washington in the coming weeks that could have been an embarrassing distraction for Trump and the White House in the lead-up to the November midterm elections.
 
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