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1/ By now, you’ve heard the news: Trump's ex-campaign chair Paul Manafort is facing 12 charges in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
2/ The indictment has nothing to do with the president or possible collusion with Russia in the 2016 election.
3/ Instead, it focuses on Manafort’s and his aide’s apparent corruption prior to joining the Trump campaign. What we know: 
4/ (The “conspiracy against the United States” charge sounds intense. It’s not as huge as it seems). bit.ly/2lu3eQq
5/ Other charges are for money laundering and tax fraud. The indictment says Manafort laundered $18M+ since 2006. bit.ly/2z0FvwO
7/ None of this will be damning for Trump when it comes to collusion with Moscow, but they do raise an important possibility:
8/ Will Manafort flip against Trump — or members of his team — to save himself?
9/ While Manafort only worked on the campaign for a few months, it was a *very eventful* few months for Trump-Russia activity.
10/ ...which ties right into a big question Mueller is pursuing: was there any follow-up to that Russia meeting Trump Jr. set up?
12/ Given the timeline, another question that arises is whether Manafort had any knowledge about the email hackings (he's denied this).
13/ Any info Manafort could have about these events could aid Mueller’s investigation and put the president in an even tougher spot.
14/ (And in case you’re wondering: yes, if Trump wanted to, he absolutely could pardon them). bit.ly/2yXuexd
15/15 Read more about how the indictment fits into the larger Russia investigation: bit.ly/2luLRPc
