Friday, June 15, 2018

Paul Manafort Headed to Jail After Witness Tampering Allegation

 
by Charlie Gile and Tracy Connor

WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort is going to jail.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's office convinced a federal judge on Friday to revoke the bail of President Donald Trump's former campaign chief after he was accused of witness tampering.

"I cannot turn a blind eye to this," Judge Amy Berman Jackson said in a Washington courtroom, explaining that she could not just release Manafort with more restrictions.

"This isn’t middle school, I can’t take your phone," Jackson said.

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Source: NBC News 

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