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Trump's former campaign manager sentenced to prison

US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians.

Trump accused over "criminal" payments as former lawyer and campaign manager both face jail

US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has testified that Trump directed him to commit a crime by arranging payments ahead of the 2016 presidential election to silence two women who claimed to have had affairs with real estate tycoon and reality TV star.

Paul Manafort makes his way through television cameras as he walks from Federal District Court in Washington. Photo: AP/Alex Brandon

Trump's former campaign boss charged in Russia probe

UPDATED | Federal investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016 US election have charged President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and another aide, Rick Gates, with money laundering.