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Separate Court Actions Taken Against 2 Ex-Trump Confidants

10:14am August 22, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to former federal prosecutor Harry Sandick about Michael Cohen pleading guilty to eight federal counts, and a jury finding Paul Manafort guilty of eight of 18 counts.

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Politics & Government

2 Ex-Trump Confidants: Cohen Pleads Guilty, Jury Convicts Manafort

8:49am August 22, 2018

Once part of President Trump's inner circle, they are now the president's biggest liabilities. David Greene talks to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal about what he calls a "Watergate moment."

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Politics & Government

Cohen, Manafort Case Results Are An Extraordinary Moment For Trump

7:29am August 22, 2018

David Greene talks to Michael Isikoff, chief investigative correspondent for Yahoo New, about the historical context of Tuesday's verdict in the Paul Manafort trial and Michael Cohen's guilty plea.

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Victim Advocates Of Clergy Abuse Say They Won't Bury the Past

6:10am August 22, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

The Catholic Church argues that much of the child sexual abuse to be revealed last week happened before reforms of the early 2000s. But victim advocates question whether that's a proper conclusion.

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Former U.S. Attorney Responds To Manafort Verdict And Cohen's Plea Deal

9:04pm August 21, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former U.S. attorney and University of Michigan law professor Barbara McQuade about Michael Cohen's plea deal and the verdict in Paul Manafort's trial.

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Jury In Manafort Trial Reaches Verdict On 8 Charges, Judge Declares Mistrial On Others

8:56pm August 21, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

The jury in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort found him guilty on eight counts of bank and tax fraud. Judge T.S. Ellis III declared a mistrial on the other 10 counts.

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Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer to President Trump, leaves his apartment building in New York City on Tuesday.

Donald Trump's Attorney And Fixer Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty To 8 Federal Counts

8:30pm August 21, 2018

Cohen, who described himself in past as Trump's "pit bull," became well-known for his elbow-throwing and sometimes full-on threats as he worked to move the ball forward for Trump or protect him.

Judge T.S. Ellis III gives jury instructions in front of tax fraud defendant Paul Manafort on Tuesday.

Jury Finds Paul Manafort Guilty In Federal Tax And Bank Fraud Trial

7:29pm August 21, 2018

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman was convicted of eight of the 18 counts with which he had been charged. A mistrial was declared on the other 10.

Criminal Defense Attorney Solomon Wisenberg Discusses Manafort Verdict

6:43pm August 21, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with defense attorney Solomon Wisenberg about the verdict in the trial of President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

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Jury Finds Paul Manafort Guilty On 8 Of 18 Charges

6:37pm August 21, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

A federal jury on Tuesday found Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, guilty on eight of the 18 charges he faced in his tax and bank fraud trial. Judge T.S. Ellis III declared a mistrial on the other 10 counts.

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