Stories for March 8th 2019

Friday, March 8th 2019 - 08:25 UTC
Trump's campaign manager sentenced to 47 months in prison; next week Manafort faces another conviction

United States president Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison on Thursday for tax crimes and bank fraud. It was the stiffest sentence yet given to an associate of the president in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling - but significantly lighter than many expected for the 69-year-old political consultant.

Trump's campaign manager sentenced to 47 months in prison; next week Manafort faces another conviction