President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Manafort's former business associate Rick Gates and Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos have all been charged in Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation into Russian election interference. President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his former business partner Rick Gates have been charged with 12 counts of financial crimes related to their work in Ukraine over the past decade. Nothing to see here, Trump said of the news:Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign. It's true that the Manafort and Gates indictment doesn't mention the Trump campaign and refers to alleged crimes over the past decade. (Reuters)Translation: At the very least, accusations that the Trump campaign worked with Russia are not a hoax.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2017 12:48 UTC