Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz said Sunday that the plea deal made by Paul Manafort is a “very bad day for the Trump administration.”

The former Trump campaign chairman pleaded guilty on Friday to two federal charges, while reaching a deal to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller. Manafort was also convicted last month in Virginia on bank and tax fraud charges brought against him by Mueller.

Recommended Stories

Paul Manafort, business partner Rick Gates surrender to FBI in Mueller investigation

Trump: I wouldn’t have hired Paul Manafort if I knew he was under investigation

Alan Dershowitz: Mueller hopes Manafort will testify against Trump rather than ‘die in prison’