Article snippet: Former Trump campaign chairman MORE’s investigation. Judge Amy Berman Jackson said in court on Friday that Manafort has agreed to submit to interviews with the special counsel, testify in any future cases and provide related documents. According to the plea agreement filed in court Friday afternoon, Manafort must cooperate “fully, truthfully, completely, and forthrightly” with the Justice Department in any and all matters that the government finds his cooperation to be relevant. Manafort has also agreed to forfeit several properties and the current funds held in several bank accounts. “I plead guilty,” Manafort told the judge quietly after answering a series of questions from the judge. Manafort gave the guilty plea on one count of conspiracy against the United States and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice by witness tampering. The sentencing guidelines indicate Manafort could face between 210 to 262 months in prison for the crimes and pay a fine of $40,000 to 400,000. But Berman said the statutory guidelines cap the sentence at five years for each count and that prosecutors have agreed a sentence capped at the guideline range would be reasonable. She also said prosecutors will file a request for a lesser sentence based on the value of information Manafort provides in cooperating with their investigation, but she said she does not have to accept that request. Prosecutors and Manafort’s defense attorneys agreed to file a joint status report by Nov. 16.... Link to the full article to read more