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Trump ex-aide Manafort to seek dismissal of New York charges
Source: Reuters
POLITICS JUNE 13, 2019 / 3:47 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Trump ex-aide Manafort to seek dismissal of New York charges
Nathan Layne, Karen Freifeld
4 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, will ask a judge to dismiss criminal charges against him in New York, his lawyer told Reuters, in a case that will test the state’s double jeopardy protections.
Todd Blanche, who represents Manafort, said the New York charges are tied to the same conduct for which the veteran Republican political consultant was prosecuted in federal court. Manafort has been charged in New York with residential mortgage fraud, conspiracy and falsifying business records.
“You cannot be tried for the same facts in New York,” said Blanche, offering a glimpse of his legal strategy ahead of Manafort’s expected transfer to the state this month to face the charges. “We will plead not guilty.”
The New York indictment was disclosed by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance on March 13, minutes after Manafort received his second and final federal sentence. Manafort, 70, is now in a federal prison in Pennsylvania to serve a combined 7-1/2 years in prison on tax fraud, bank fraud and other charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
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Trump ex-aide Manafort to seek dismissal of New York charges
Nathan Layne, Karen Freifeld
4 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, will ask a judge to dismiss criminal charges against him in New York, his lawyer told Reuters, in a case that will test the state’s double jeopardy protections.
Todd Blanche, who represents Manafort, said the New York charges are tied to the same conduct for which the veteran Republican political consultant was prosecuted in federal court. Manafort has been charged in New York with residential mortgage fraud, conspiracy and falsifying business records.
“You cannot be tried for the same facts in New York,” said Blanche, offering a glimpse of his legal strategy ahead of Manafort’s expected transfer to the state this month to face the charges. “We will plead not guilty.”
The New York indictment was disclosed by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance on March 13, minutes after Manafort received his second and final federal sentence. Manafort, 70, is now in a federal prison in Pennsylvania to serve a combined 7-1/2 years in prison on tax fraud, bank fraud and other charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-manafort/trump-ex-aide-manafort-to-seek-dismissal-of-new-york-charges-idUSKCN1TE2YY
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