Paul Manafort, a Republican, charged with violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act

A Theme in FARA Prosecutions: Republican Defendants

Maxwell Anderson
Sep 1, 2018 · 5 min read

Paul J. Manafort Jr., President Donald J. Trump’s former campaign manager, has been swept up in Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Manafort has been charged with Federal crimes in Virginia and the District of Columbia. The charges involve conduct that predates his stint on the Trump campaign. Among the charges in…

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