Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, was found guilty on five counts of submitting false tax returns, one count of failing to report foreign bank and financial accounts, and two counts of bank fraud.

This happened just two years after he helped President Donald Trump secure the Republican nomination for the White House. The cases arose from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election which the president had referred to as a “witch hunt.”

Donald Trump with this former campaign chairman Paul Manafort

It all happened in Alexandria, Virginia, where the jury found Manafort guilty of bank fraud, tax fraud and failure to report a foreign bank account. The charges carry a maximum sentence of decades in prison. He avoided conviction on some charges, however, with the jury saying it could not reach a consensus on 10 out of 18 total counts. In addition, Manafort will also face additional charges in a separate case, to convene in Washington DC next month.

Trump told reporters “This has nothing to do with Russian collusion. These are witch hunts and it’s a disgrace.”And called Manafort a “good man” despite the conviction.

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Both candidates go into the debate at the back of a grueling campaign trail that has left them traverse the country racking up votes. It also comes on the back of Democrat candidate Hilary Clinton suffering a major health setback after collapsing on September 11 2016 during a memorial for the 9/11 victims, something which rival candidate Donald Trump may get straight into knowing his love for pouncing on anything.

Podium and stage in final settings ahead of the showdown today night

Hilary Clinton comes into the debate with a slight lead of 2.1% into the polls and will look to gain more ground over bullish candidate Trump who has massively hit out at Hilary Clinton on his twitter handle over various claims throughout the campaign.

Crooked Hillary’s bad judgement forced her to announce that she would go to Charlotte on Saturday to grandstand. Dem pols said no way, dumb!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 24, 2016

Donald Trump faces a huge challenge of convincing Americans of mixed colour race as he has widely spoken out against Blacks, Muslims and Latino societies living in America and voters will wait to see how he manages to counteract this issue if it comes up for query during the debate.

Video below of Donald Trump lashing out at a #BlackLivesActivist at one of his campaign stops.

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Michelle Obama the First Lady of the United States of America delivered an emotional speech endorsing Hillary Clinton as the rightful candidate for the post of American President and she sure did win many hearts with her calmness and demeanor throughout her speech.

Michelle Obama delivers her speech

Michelle Obama's National Democratic Convention Speech

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