from. npc news confirm as story that the manhattan district attorney s office is preparing a case against paul manafort involving alleged bank and tax fraud. if convicted he would not be eligible for a presidential pardon. quote the evidence presented to a grand jury appears to be connected to loans issued. the banks have received grand jury subpoenas for records relating to loans worth $1 million. the grand jury has also been hearing testimony about it the loans. one of the reporters who broke the story explained to criss rr hayes on this network tonight why local new york prosecutors delayed their case. our best understanding is that he ehad started looking into this and then he deferred