WASHINGTON — Spinning off from the special counsel’s Russia probe, prosecutors are ramping up their investigation into foreign lobbying by two major Washington firms that did work for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, according to people familiar with the matter.
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(L-R) An exterior view of the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse is seen during the third day of jury deliberation in the Manafort trial August 20, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia.