Paul Manafort Close To Plea Deal To Avoid 2nd Federal Trial

Paul Manafort arrived for a hearing at U.S. District Court on June 15 in Washington, D.C.

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Updated at 8:15 p.m. ET

Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is close to reaching a plea deal that would avert a trial scheduled to start later this month in Washington, D.C.

No details were immediately available about the charges to which Manafort might plead guilty or whether he might cooperate with prosecutors, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person asked not to be identified.