Paul Manafort wants to move trial from DC area to Roanoke

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Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort want to move his case from Alexandria, Va., four hours south to Roanoke, Va.

Manafort, 69, faces bank and tax fraud charges in the Washington, D.C.-suburb stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible links to the Trump campaign.

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