The Scene Inside The Courtroom For Manafort’s Guilty Plea

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: Former Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort leaves the United States Court House after his indicement hearing in Washington, DC on October 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Keith Lane/Getty Images) — WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves federal court, October 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the inv... WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves federal court, October 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. election. (Photo by Keith Lane/Getty Images) MORE LESS

September 14, 2018 1:26 p.m.

Paul Manafort’s guilty plea is the single biggest development in the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election since Robert Mueller was named special counsel in May 2017. But after long days in a Virginia courtroom for Manafort’s trial, the proceeding in D.C. Friday during which the former Trump campaign chairman pleaded guilty to several charges brought by Mueller’s office felt somewhat anti-climactic.

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