Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has just indicted former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, after he was sentenced by a federal judge earlier Wednesday.
Real estate mortgage fraud and conspiracy are among the 16 counts approved by a grand jury.
NBC’s Tom Winter broke the news.
Should President Trump attempt to pardon Manafort he would not be able to protect him from these charges.
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