Manafort reportedly cutting plea deal with Mueller

Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, has reached a tentative plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, people familiar with the matter told ABC News on Thursday.

In August, Manafort was found guilty of tax and bank fraud, and he's scheduled to start a second trial later this month in Washington, D.C., accused of money laundering, failure to register as a foreign agent, and witness tampering. Manafort and his senior defense attorneys spent more than four hours meeting with special prosecutors on Thursday, ABC News reports, and the deal is expected to be announced Friday in court.

Three people familiar with the matter said it is unclear if Manafort has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors or if this is a guilty plea to avoid trial.

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