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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Paul Manafort pleads guilty, but will Trump pardon him?

    President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort pled guilty to two felony charges related to his work for pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine. He agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 14, 2018 • 1 min read

    President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort pled guilty to two felony charges related to his work for pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine. He agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. This after Manafort was convicted last month on bank and tax fraud in Virginia federal court.

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    1 of 5
    Chloe Sevigny on playing a suspected axe murderer
    1. 0:00Paul Manafort pleads guilty, but will Trump pardon him?You’re reading this
    2. 8:26New crop of documentaries about the Trump era debut at the Toronto Film Festival
    3. 15:30Renowned writers oppose dismissal of ALOUD’s founder
    4. 21:00Chloe Sevigny never wants to be called ‘it girl’
    5. 32:45As an actor in the original ‘Predator,’ is Shane Black perfectly suited to direct its remake?
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