Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating the role Russia played in the US election, is closing in on Paul Manafort, the veteran Republican lobbyist who ran Donald Trump’s campaign, according to US media.
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Paul Manafort (R), former campaign manager for Donald Trump, is interviewed by journalist John Dickerson (L) on the floor of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena July 17 in Cleveland, Ohio.