Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded guilty in federal court Friday as part of a plea agreement that involves cooperation with Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Manafort’s defense told U.S. District Judge Amy Berman that his client would like to enter a guilty plea. Manafort said in court he understands what the guilty plea means and he understands that by pleading guilty he would be giving up the right to appeal.
It's not clear the extent to which Manafort has agreed to cooperate with Mueller but prosecutor Andrew Weissmann told the judge that Manafort's plea agreement includes a cooperation agreement.
Manafort, in a trial set to begin Sept. 24, had been facing seven counts of foreign lobbying violations and witness tampering in federal court in Washington.