Tax evasion means the defendant knowingly, with the purpose of evading taxes, owed substantially more tax than he reported on his income tax return because, for example, he intentionally failed to report income. ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortDemocrats return to a battered Trump Manafort's legal team argues NY prosecution constitutes double jeopardy Clip surfaces of Paul Manafort and wife on Nickelodeon game show MORE was in court Tuesday for the opening day of his criminal trial on bank and fraud charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) Swan MuellerFox's Cavuto roasts Trump over criticism of network Mueller report fades from political conversation Trump calls for probe of Obama book deal MORE. The financial crimes trial of Donald Trump 's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, is expected to get underway in Alexandria, Virginia, Tuesday, the first trial in connection with the more than year-long investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into possible collusion between Russia and then-candidate Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.But collusion and Russia are not expected to come up during Manafort's trial; rather, the white-collar crime case arose from the broader mandate given Mueller to probe matters arising directly out of the investigation into any campaign links to the Kremlin.As part of that investigation, Mueller began exploring Manafort's longtime work for Ukrainian politicians with ties to Moscow, which he began in 2006. Manafort appealed that dismissal in June, but on Monday night—just hours before his criminal trial was set to begin—all parties reached an agreement to drop Manafort’s appeal of the civil case.
The former campaign chairman of U.S. President Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, appears in court for the opening day of his criminal trial on 18 bank and fraud charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.