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Paul Manafort to remain jailed

By Kelly Cohen
Published July 12, 2018 7:29pm ET
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Paul Manafort to remain jailed
Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the Federal District Court after a hearing in Washington. Manafort, was handed a setback Friday as a judge in Washington rejected his attempt to throw out some of the criminal charges against him. | (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will remain jailed pending trial.

Manafort’s defense team had asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last month to order his release in advance of his two upcoming criminal trials, where he faces charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.

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