Manafort serves as Trump campaign chairman

Date: Date not published
Entry type: person-network-event
Current status: Former campaign chairman
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

The Special Counsel case record identifies Manafort's leadership role in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

Entities and roles

Paul Manafortcampaign chairman
Donald J. Trumpnetwork root

Relationships in this file

Donald J. Trumpformer Trump campaign chairmanPaul Manafort
businesspoliticaldocumented1 sourceCited claim 1

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
Paul Manafort served as chairman of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
- U.S. Department of Justice: Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III — Case Archive