Skip to evidence
Back

Paul Manafort

Paul Manafort at the 2016 Republican National Convention.

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

Relationship to Trumpformer Trump campaign chairman

Timeline

  1. After a May 7 meeting, Manafort directs recurring internal-poll transfers to KilimnikTransfer established; downstream use of the polling not determined2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
  2. Manafort 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
  3. Manafort 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
  4. Manafort resigns after scrutiny of his Ukraine work and undisclosed paymentsFormer campaign chairman2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
  5. Judge revokes Manafort's $10 million bail after witness-tampering allegationsPretrial detention superseded by conviction, sentence, release, and pardon2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources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 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation 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.
  6. Gates testifies against Manafort and admits helping conceal foreign incomeTestimony contributed to Manafort verdict; Gates' own plea and cooperation completed2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
  7. Trump campaign chairman convicted in two federal casesFederal convictions remain part of the historical recordformer Trump campaign chairman · convicted · 1 source
  8. Judge finds Manafort intentionally lied after agreeing to cooperatePlea breach established; court rejected two other alleged lie subjects2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
  9. Virginia 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 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation 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.
    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 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation 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.
  10. D.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 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation 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.
  11. Manafort 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 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation 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.
  12. Bureau of Prisons transfers Manafort from prison to home confinementTransferred to home confinement; Trump later pardoned the convictions2016 campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
  13. Bipartisan Senate committee calls Manafort a grave counterintelligence threatFormal bipartisan congressional assessment2016 campaign chairman · documented · 1 source
  14. Trump pardons Paul ManafortPardoned by Donald Trumpformer campaign chairman pardoned by Trump · documented · 1 source
Roles and relationships

Status

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

Relationships

  1. Donald J. Trump

    Relationship to Trumpformer Trump campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 1 source
  2. Donald J. Trump

    2016 campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  3. Donald J. Trump

    2016 campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  4. Donald J. Trump

    2016 campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  5. Donald J. Trump

    2016 campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 3 sources
  6. Donald J. Trump

    2016 campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  7. Donald J. Trump

    2016 campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  8. Donald J. Trump

    2016 campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  9. Donald J. Trump

    2016 campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  10. Donald J. Trump

    2016 campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 2 sources
  11. Donald J. Trump

    2016 campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 1 source
  12. Donald J. Trump

    2016 campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 1 source
  13. Donald J. Trump

    2016 campaign chairman

    businesspoliticalFull record · 1 source
  14. Donald J. Trump

    former Trump campaign chairman

    businesslegalpoliticalFull record · 1 source
  15. Donald J. Trump

    former campaign chairman pardoned by Trump

    legalpoliticalFull record · 1 source
  16. Konstantin Kilimnik

    longtime political-consulting associate

    businesspoliticalFull record · 2 sources
Source: Voice of America · Rights/use: Public domain, United States federal government work · Modified: cropped and resized