U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has laid a series of charges against a former aide to Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, and his long-time business partner Rick Gates, alleging conspiracy to launder money, making false statements and other charges in connection with their work for a Russia-aligned political party, the Party of Regions in Ukraine, and the former government of Ukraine, between 2006 and 2016. Paul Manafort The charges relate to a time long before Trump appointed Manafort chai…
