Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has pleaded guilty to two federal charges as part of a co-operation deal with prosecutors.
The deal requires him to co-operate 鈥渇ully and truthfully鈥� with special counsel Robert Mueller鈥檚 Russia investigation.
The charges against Manafort are related to his Ukrainian consulting work 鈥� not Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, which is the central issue in the special counsel鈥檚 investigation.
Friday鈥檚 move gives Mueller another successful conviction while allowing Manafort to avoid facing another costly public trial.
Manafort was convicted last month of eight financial crimes in a separate trial in Virginia.
Eric Tucker, Chad Day And Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press
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