Daily Mail: Trump hails multiple felon Manafort as a 'brave man' saying his ex-campaign chair 'refused to break’ to Mueller – and that jury did NOT convict him on ten of 18 counts
* Trump praised his former campaign manager Paul Manafort for not making a deal with federal prosecutors
* Trump emphasized that 10 out of 18 counts could not be decided
* Trump has not ruled out a pardon for Manafort
* He contrasted Manafort's behavior with that of his former personal attorney Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to eight counts on Tuesday
* Jury of six men and six women returned verdict on Manafort at end of the first trial brought by Robert Mueller's special counsel probe
* He is found guilty of eight of the ten counts of fraud on the fourth day of deliberations - the jury deadlocked on the other ten
* Prosecutors had outlined how he used tax and bank fraud to fund a lavish lifestyle, with his spending including a now notorious $15,000 ostrich jacket
* Guilty verdict on 69-year-old will increase pressure on Trump and came at precisely the same time his attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in New York
* Cohen pleaded guilty to fraud and crucially to campaign finance violations for paying Stormy Daniels and a Playboy model on Trump's order
* Manafort now faces possibility of a lengthy prison sentence from Judge T.S. Ellis III who will ask for background reports and recommendations from both sides
* Lobbyist remains in custody ahead of a second trial in Washington D.C. next month on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent
* Defense has asked for ten other charges which jury was deadlocked on to be dropped but prosecution have yet to say if they will demand a retrial
* Trump brushed him aside saying he worked for others people and did little for him but added: 'I must tell you that, Paul Manafort's a good man.'
President Donald Trump is praising his former campaign manager Paul Manafort, now a convicted felon, of being a 'brave man' who didn't 'break' under pressure and emphasizing he was not convicted of 10 out of the 18 counts against him.
Trump contrasted Manafort to his former personal attorney Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to eight counts that included tax fraud and campaign finance violations.
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Trump accuses ex-lawyer Cohen of making up 'stories' to get plea deal -- AFP
Trump the day after: If you're looking for a lawyer, don't hire Cohen -- The Hill
Trump accuses Cohen of lying to get deal -- The Hill
Trump claims Cohen's campaign finance violations are 'not a crime' -- Reuters
Trump advises against Michael Cohen's legal services -- Politico
Trump tears into Mueller's 'fake Russian witch hunt' at West Virginia rally hours after Cohen's guilty plea and Manafort's conviction... but does not mention EITHER during his lengthy speech -- Daily Mail
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