Ex-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort released to home confinement over coronavirus fears

Ex-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort released to home confinement over coronavirus fears

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President Trump's former 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort has swapped prison for home confinement over fears of catching the coronavirus. Manafort is serving a 7.5-year sentence after being convicted on witness tampering and other charges uncovered during Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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