Associates of Trump-Manafort and Gates charged in US-Russia probe

Trump has been surrounded by controversies and to add the list one more incident came to light.

Paul Manafort, former campaign chairman of President Donald Trump, and a former business associate, Rick Gates, have surrendered to federal authorities Monday.
The charges are the first in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.

However, The White House declined to comment in this matter.



Mueller was appointed as special counsel in May to lead the Justice Department's investigation into whether the Kremlin worked with associates of the Trump campaign to tip the 2016 presidential election.

Manafort and Gates were ordered to surrender.