and failure to report foreign bank accounts. this announcement has nothing to do with the president or the president s campaign or campaign activities. manafort pled not guilty, confined to house arrest in al exandrea, the master of shaping public passenger, attempted his own makeover through mr. downing. mr. manafort represented pro-european union campaigns. he was seeking to further democracy and to help the ukraine come closer to the united states and the eu. while manafort refused to cooperate, rick gates did, agreeing to a plea deal after additional charges of tax and bank fraud were filed in february 2018. manafort s one-time protege would cooperate with government prosecutors and testify against his former mentor. though he lost rick gates as an ally, manafort tried to contact