N.Y. Judge Dismisses Charges Against Paul Manafort, Citing Double Jeopardy

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort had 16 charges against him — including fraud, conspiracy and falsifying records — dismissed by a New York judge Wednesday, who said the case was invalidated by double jeopardy laws. Manafort was charged with lying to obtain millions of dollars worth of loans over a three-year stretch ending in early 2017; he's currently serving a separate prison sentence for bank and tax fraud uncovered in the Mueller investigation. The Manhattan district attorney reportedly plans to appeal Tuesday's decision. Reporting from all sides generally concentrated on the chance that the dismissal increases Manafort's likelihood of being pardoned by President Trump.