Paul Manafort
Manafort Impresses Prison Buds With Tales Of Breaking Mueller Plea Deal In New Book
Former Trump campaign chairman needed to avoid being seen as a 'rat' in prison.
Treasury Department Sanctions Two Ukrainians Who Worked With Manafort
The government called them "FSB pawns" for allegedly cooperating with Russian efforts to destabilize Ukraine.
Where Things Stand: Who Will Get Their Christmas Pardon? 
This is your TPM afternoon briefing.
Word on the street (or, rather, Axios) is that President Trump is going to issue a wave of pardons today as a grand gesture of Christmas clemency to some of his closest friends and family.
