A visual timeline of the Manafort indictment

Paul Manafort. — (Image credit: Getty Images)

On Friday, a federal grand jury approved the first charges in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, setting off an avalanche of speculation over the weekend. By Monday morning, reporters had zeroed in on the apartment of President Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort:

Manafort was under investigation before Mueller was appointed, and Mueller's team absorbed those probes into Manafort's actions in the election, as well as his real estate and financial dealings, including those in Ukraine, where he worked for a Russia-linked political party. Manafort is suspected additionally of money laundering, violating tax laws, and improperly disclosing his foreign lobbying. Sure enough, on Monday morning, Manafort surrendered to the FBI:

Reporters outside of the FBI office in Washington, D.C., were the next to get a glimpse of Manafort:

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.