Ex-Trump aide Manafort charged with US tax fraud over Ukraine work

Donald Trump's previous presidential battle chief, Paul Manafort, has been accused of plotting to cheat the US in his dealings with Ukraine.

The 12 charges brought against Mr Manafort and one of his business partners, Rick Gates, incorporate intrigue to launder cash.

They come from an investigation into asserted Russian intruding in the US race.

It has risen that another counselor to Mr Trump conceded for the current month to lying about his connects to Russia.

George Papadopolous conceded to putting forth false expressions to FBI operators about his dealings with an anonymous abroad scholarly who professedly educated him that the Russians had "earth" on Mr Trump's presidential rival, Hillary Clinton.

The charges against Mr Manafort and Mr Gates don't identify with Mr Trump's crusade however to the claimed covering of installments from the match's Ukrainian business dealings up to 2016.

An examination headed by extraordinary direction Robert Mueller is investigating any connections amongst Russia and the Trump battle. The two sides deny any conspiracy.

Reacting to news of the charges, Mr Trump tweeted to bring up that they didn't concern his battle and inquired as to why "the concentration" was not on claimed wrongdoing including Mrs Clinton.

What does this mean for Trump?

For a considerable length of time Paul Manafort worked on the edges of energy, an once-persuasive Washington player who worked with some not as much as exquisite universal characters since his administrations were no longer popular locally, the BBC's Anthony Zurcher composes from Washington.

At that point, in the same way as other different politicos in Donald Trump's circle, he was pushed into the spotlight since more settled hands needed nothing to do with the upstart's presidential crusade.

Mr Manafort got his huge split however it might wind up breaking him. That subsequent spotlight has attracted consideration regarding Mr Manafort's past dealings and brought up issues about his activities while in at the highest point of the Trump crusade.

The uplifting news for Mr Trump is these charges originate from Mr Manafort's past business dealings, not his battle endeavors. He is being blamed for working for a considerable length of time for star Russian Ukrainian government officials and washing millions in resulting installments.

It absolutely settles on Mr Trump's choice to cut Mr Manafort free last August after points of interest developed of his Ukrainian ties appear an insightful one.

The uplifting news has its breaking points, in any case. Mr Manafort will be under developing weight to co-work with the Mueller examination. In the event that he presents valuable data about his opportunity amid the battle, this could be quite recently the principal domino to fall.

What are the charges against Manafort and Gates?

The arraignment takes a gander at their connections to professional Russian legislators in Ukraine in the vicinity of 2006 and 2015.

It says they went about as "unregistered specialists" of Ukrainian legislator Viktor Yanukovych and his gathering, both in restriction and government.

Mr Yanukovych was removed as president in 2014 in the midst of mass turmoil over his ace Russian arrangements.

Mr Manafort is blamed for having washed more than $18m (£14m) through seaward ledgers, utilizing it to purchase property, merchandise and enterprises in exchanges disguised from the US experts.

He is said to have "utilized his concealed abroad riches to appreciate an extravagant way of life" in America.

Out and out, in any event $75m in installments from Ukraine moved through the records, the prosecution says.

Mr Manafort and his legal advisor landed at a FBI office in Washington on Monday.

Mr Gates is blamed for having exchanged more than $3m from the seaward records to different records he controlled. He has been requested to surrender to experts, as per US media reports.

No quick remark from legal counselors for Mr Manafort and Mr Gates was accounted for after the charges were uncovered.

What were Manafort's connects to Trump?

Mr Manafort, 68, has taken a shot at a few Republican presidential crusades, starting with Gerald Ford's in 1976.

He surrendered as director of the Trump crusade in August 2016 in the wake of being denounced over his dealings with master Russian government officials in Ukraine. He denies any wrongdoing.

US insight organizations trust the Russian government tried to enable Mr To trump win the race.

How does the Papadopolous case influence Trump?

The equity division proclamation on Mr Trump's previous remote approach counselor can possibly harm the US pioneer since it relates straightforwardly to his decision battle.

At the point when Mr Papadopolous was met by the FBI this January, he disclosed to them that his associations with the remote educator, who is said to have "significant associations with Russian government authorities", had occurred before he joined the Trump battle in March 2016.

Be that as it may, as indicated by the US equity office, his gatherings with the teacher really occurred after he turned into a guide to Mr Trump. The educator just appreciated him on account of his new status inside the Trump crusade, it is charged.

Mr Papadopolous conceded having looked to orchestrate a meeting "between the Campaign and Russian government authorities".

The affirmed Russian "soil" on Mrs Clinton appeared as "a large number of messages". No further points of interest were given.

For what reason did Trump raise Clinton?


Rick Gates (second from left) and Paul Manafort (second from right) on stage with the Trumps on 21 July 2016

On Friday, Mr Trump blamed Mrs Clinton for joins with Moscow.

Republican administrators have affirmed that a uranium manage a Russian organization in 2010, when Mrs Clinton was secretary of state, was fixed in return for gifts to her significant other's philanthropy.

A Congressional examination has been opened into the case. Democrats say it is an endeavor to redirect consideration from the asserted ties amongst Russia and Mr Trump.