Paul Manafort evidence profile

Source: Voice of America · Rights/use: Public domain, United States federal government work · Modified: cropped and resized

PersonPrison & pardons16 relationships

Former chairman of Trump's 2016 campaign who was convicted in two federal cases and pardoned by Trump.

Relationship to Trumpformer Trump campaign chairmanbusiness · political / 1 source

Status

Transferred from federal prison to home confinement while sentence remained activecustody / 2020-05-13–2020-05-132 sources · Lead source
Full Trump pardonlegal / 2020-12-231 source · Lead source
Convicted in federal cases arising from the Mueller investigationlegal / 2018-09-141 source · Lead source
Former Trump campaign chairmanrelationship / 2016-08-19–2016-08-192 sources · Lead source

Exact relationships

Donald J. Trump
Relationship to Trumpformer Trump campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 1 sourcedocumented
Donald J. Trump
2016 campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented
Donald J. Trump
2016 campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented
Donald J. Trump
2016 campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented
Donald J. Trump
2016 campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 3 sourcesdocumented
Donald J. Trump
2016 campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented
Donald J. Trump
2016 campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented
Donald J. Trump
2016 campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented
Donald J. Trump
2016 campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented
Donald J. Trump
2016 campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented
Donald J. Trump
2016 campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 1 sourcedocumented
Donald J. Trump
2016 campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 1 sourcedocumented
Donald J. Trump
2016 campaign chairman
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 1 sourcedocumented
Donald J. Trump
former Trump campaign chairman
businesslegalpoliticalOpen evidence · 1 sourceconvicted
Donald J. Trump
former campaign chairman pardoned by Trump
legalpoliticalOpen evidence · 1 sourcedocumented
Konstantin Kilimnik
longtime political-consulting associate
businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented

Record timeline

2016-05-07After a May 7 meeting, Manafort directs recurring internal-poll transfers to KilimnikTransfer established; downstream use of the polling not determined2016 campaign chairman · longtime political-consulting associate · documented · 2 sources
2016-06-09Manafort attends Trump Tower meeting offered as Russian government supportContact documented; Mueller did not establish campaign coordination with the Russian government through the meeting2016 campaign chairman · documented · 1 source
2016-08-02Manafort briefs Kilimnik on campaign strategy and discusses a Ukraine peace planMeeting documented; special counsel did not establish an election-coordination agreement2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
2016-08-19Manafort resigns after scrutiny of his Ukraine work and undisclosed paymentsFormer campaign chairman2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
2018-06-15Judge revokes Manafort's $10 million bail after witness-tampering allegationsPretrial detention superseded by conviction, sentence, release, and pardon2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
1. commitmentRevoked pretrial bond$10 million
  Committed by / source
  Paul Manafort
  Committed toward / intended recipient
  Federal court pretrial-release security
  Financially affected
  Paul Manafort
  committed · 2018-06-15 · observedPopulation Manafort's secured pretrial release package before the June 2018 detention orderPeriod 2017-10-30 to 2018-06-15Basis Use the bail-package value reported with the revocation order; treat it as a secured release commitment, not a fine or proven cash loss.Limits The report does not establish that Manafort paid $10 million in cash or forfeited collateral when the court revoked release.Open cited evidence
2018-08-06Gates testifies against Manafort and admits helping conceal foreign incomeTestimony contributed to Manafort verdict; Gates' own plea and cooperation completed2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
2018-09-14Trump campaign chairman convicted in two federal casesFederal convictions remain part of the historical recordformer Trump campaign chairman · convicted · 1 source
2019-02-13Judge finds Manafort intentionally lied after agreeing to cooperatePlea breach established; court rejected two other alleged lie subjects2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
2019-03-07Virginia court sentences Manafort and orders $25.497 million restitutionConvictions later pardoned; historical financial orders remain recorded as ordered amounts2016 campaign chairman · documented · 1 source
1. penaltyVirginia criminal fine$50,000
  Ordered from
  Paul Manafort
  Ordered to
  U.S. Treasury
  Financially affected
  Paul Manafort
  ordered · 2019-03-07 · observedPopulation Fine ordered in United States v. Manafort, E.D. VirginiaPeriod 2019-03-07 to 2019-03-07Basis Use the fine stated in the signed clemency warrant.Limits The source does not state how much had been collected by the pardon date.Open cited evidence
2. restitutionVirginia restitution order$25,497,487.60
  Ordered from
  Paul Manafort
  Ordered to
  Court-designated restitution recipients
  Financially affected
  Victims and public fisc identified in the judgment
  ordered · 2019-03-21 · observedPopulation Restitution ordered in United States v. Manafort, E.D. VirginiaPeriod 2019-03-07 to 2019-03-21Basis Use the amended restitution amount recited in the signed presidential clemency warrant.Limits The warrant establishes the amount ordered, not the amount collected or remaining when clemency issued.Open cited evidence
2019-03-13D.C. court brings Manafort's combined prison term to 90 monthsPardoned after the sentence and restitution order2016 campaign chairman · documented · 3 sources
1. restitutionDistrict of Columbia restitution order$6,164,032
  Ordered from
  Paul Manafort
  Ordered to
  Internal Revenue Service
  Financially affected
  U.S. Treasury
  ordered · 2019-03-13 · observedPopulation D.C. restitution order for the same IRS tax loss also included in the amended Virginia restitutionPeriod 2019-03-13 to 2019-03-13Basis Use the amount recited in the signed presidential clemency warrant and flag the independent report that it was the one-time IRS restitution also imposed in Virginia.Limits The amount overlaps the Virginia restitution order and must not be aggregated with it; sources do not establish collection or the balance at pardon.Open cited evidence
2019-05-30Manafort forfeits a Trump Tower condo, an insurance policy, and at least $11 million in bank fundsForfeiture ordered and assets transferred to federal control2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
1. asset transferBank funds forfeitedAt least $11 million
  Transferred by / from
  Paul Manafort
  Transferred to
  United States government
  Financially affected
  Paul Manafort
  realized · 2019-05-30 · observedPopulation Bank-account funds forfeited in connection with Manafort's D.C. case; noncash assets excludedPeriod 2018-09-14 to 2019-05-30Basis Use Axios's reported floor for bank-account funds; treat the Trump Tower condo and insurance policy as separate noncash transfers with no asserted value.Limits At least indicates a floor. The sources do not report net liquidation proceeds, noncash asset value, or offsets against restitution.Open cited evidence
2020-05-13Bureau of Prisons transfers Manafort from prison to home confinementTransferred to home confinement; Trump later pardoned the convictions2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
2020-08-18Bipartisan Senate committee calls Manafort a grave counterintelligence threatFormal bipartisan congressional assessment2016 campaign chairman · documented · 1 source
2020-12-23Trump pardons Paul ManafortPardoned by Donald Trumpformer campaign chairman pardoned by Trump · documented · 1 source
Date not publishedManafort serves as Trump campaign chairmanFormer campaign chairmanformer Trump campaign chairman · documented · 1 source