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RFE/RL: Judge delays start of Manafort trial, won’t name witnesses

Published July 24, 2018. Updated July 24 at 8:25 am

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his attorney Kevin Downing (L) arrive for a hearing at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on May 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. Manafort was indicted last year by a federal grand jury and has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him including, conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, and being an unregistered agent of a foreign principal.

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A U.S. federal judge has postponed the trial of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort until next week, and disclosed the identity of five witnesses granted immunity to testify.

Manafort must defend himself against charges ranging from bank fraud to failing to register as a foreign agent for lobbying work he performed on behalf of Viktor Yanukovych, the former pro-Russia president of Ukraine.