Manafort Charged in New York Just After Federal Sentencing
President Donald Trump has no pardon powers over state crimes, and the move by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. raises the prospect of a third criminal conviction for Trump’s one-time campaign manager. It’s the latest entry in Manafort’s criminal saga, one that’s stretched from Ukraine to Brooklyn with allegations of money laundering, high living and witness tampering, while advising eastern European autocrats on how to stay in power. Vance has been investigating Manafort since March 2017, before Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to investigate possible Russian interference in the 2016 campaign and any related matter.