Trial for Paul Manafort and Rick Gates not expected until fall

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The criminal trial of President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and his business partner, Rick Gates, will likely not start until September at the earliest — putting it extremely close to the 2018 midterm elections.

On Friday, special counsel Robert Mueller filed papers asking for a trial date of May 14.

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