Now playing Next World News Ex-Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort gets 4-year jail term for fraud The 47-month sentence follows the lobbyist’s conviction last year for tax and bank fraud. 08/03/2019
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Now playing Next USA Paul Manafort, Trump's onetime campaign chairman, to be sentenced on fraud charges Federal guidelines call for Manafort, 69, to spend 19 to 24 years in prison. 07/03/2019
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Now playing Next USA Fact check: Did Ocasio-Cortez and her team break campaign finance law? A conservative group filed an FEC complaint on Tuesday, alleging violations. Here's what's behind it. 07/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Pence, admin officials press senators on emergency declaration, border security Vice President Pence, Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen and others cite an increase in illegal border crossings as reason to back the declaration. 06/03/2019
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Now playing Next USA Paul Manafort is going to prison. For how long? We'll know soon. The former Trump campaign chairman's future will be decided in a pair of sentencing hearings — the first of which is Thursday. 06/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump to nominate Jessie Liu for No. 3 spot at Justice Dept. Liu served on Trump's transition team, a position Democrats raised as a potential conflict of interest during her confirmation to be U.S. attorney for D.C. 05/03/2019
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Now playing Next USA McConnell: Senate likely to pass measure terminating Trump's national emergency The resolution, to be voted on later this month, "will then be vetoed by the president and then all likelihood the veto will be upheld in the House," the majority leader said Monday. 04/03/2019
Now playing Next USA House Judiciary Committee launches investigation into potential Trump abuses Requests were sent to 81 individuals and entities, including the president's family, businesses and administration. 04/03/2019
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