Ex-Trump aide Manafort told FBI he had 'no chance at trial' Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said he knew he “had no chance at trial" when he pleaded guilty last year in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigationFILE - In this Thursday, June 27, 2019, file photo, Paul Manafort arrives in court, in New York. Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said he knew he “had no chance at trial" when he pleaded guilty in 2019 in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)FILE - In this Thursday, June 27, 2019, file photo, Paul Manafort arrives in court, in New York. Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said he knew he “had no chance at trial" when he pleaded guilty in 2019 in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Between the judge and the jury, the agent wrote, Manafort thought “he had no chance at trial."

Source: ABC News January 03, 2020 01:20 UTC