interfere in the 2016 also. the first track, of course, has already resulted in charges. the second, however, is still very much an open question. manafort has repeatedly denied any ties between russia and the trump campaign. >> are there any ties between mr. trump, you, or your campaign and putin and his regime? >> no, there are not. that's absurd. you know, there's no basis to it. >> so to be clear mr. trump has no financial relationships with any russian oligarchs? >> that's what he said. that's what i said. that's obviously what our position is. >> manafort already faces two separate criminal trials later this year, and his circumstances could be a preview of where michael cohen ends up. i say this because to date, cohen and manafort are the only two members of trump world to be raided by the fbi. and while cohen has yet to be charged, reports suggest that like manafort, he could be on the hook for possible financial crimes. but their connections do not end there. according to the infamous steele