{"id":2242563,"date":"2024-05-11T17:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T21:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manafort-backs-out-of-republican-national-convention-role-report\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T17:42:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T21:42:46","slug":"manafort-backs-out-of-republican-national-convention-role-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manafort-backs-out-of-republican-national-convention-role-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Manafort Withdraws from GOP Convention Role: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmanafort-backs-out-of-republican-national-convention-role-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2242563&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Paul Manafort, who led Donald Trump&#8217;s 2016 campaign, has stepped back from his volunteer \u2062position as an adviser for the 2024 Republican National Convention. The New \u2064York Times revealed this development. Initially,\u200b the Republican Party intended to involve Manafort in an \u200dadvisory capacity for the convention. However, this \u200ddecision has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-examiners-sarah-bedford-says-southern-border-is-unmitigated-disaster\/\" title=\"Sarah Bedford of the Washington Examiner describes the Southern border as an \"unmitigated disaster.\"\">faced \u2062significant criticism<\/a>, as reported by the \u200bWashington Post. Paul Manafort, the \u2062former head of Donald \u2062Trump&#8217;s \u200b2016 campaign, has withdrawn \u2063from his voluntary role as an adviser for the \u20632024 Republican National\u2063 Convention. The\u200c New\u200b York Times broke the news.\u200d While the Republican Party initially planned to engage Manafort \u2063in an advisory role for the convention, this\u200b choice has sparked considerable backlash, highlighted by the Washington Post.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/paul-manafort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Paul Manafort<\/a>, once the chairman of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">2016 presidential campaign<\/a>, has backed out of his unpaid role as an adviser for the 2024 Republican National Convention, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/11\/us\/politics\/trump-manafort-republican-convention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> from the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In March, it was reported that the Republican Party had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2932811\/democrats-rip-gop-plan-pardon-rioters-bring-paul-manafort-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>plans<\/a> to bring Manafort on in an advising role for its quadrennial presidential nominating convention, but the move has come under intense scrutiny since then. The <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/05\/10\/paul-manafort-pardon-donald-trump-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a> Friday that Manafort has resumed international consulting work, notably after being convicted in 2018 on multiple charges that stemmed from similar activity.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement from the Trump 2024 campaign, Manafort, a longtime Republican campaign adviser, said he was offering advice and suggestions about the July convention to the former president on a volunteer basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, it is clear that the media wants to use me as a distraction to try and harm President Trump and his campaign by recycling old news,\u201d Manafort said, adding that he will \u201cstick to the sidelines and support President Trump every other way I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manafort, 75, served as Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign manager during the summer of that year but was replaced by Kellyanne Conway after reports that he had ties to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, the pro-Russian politician who was stripped of his title during the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>Special counsel Robert Mueller\u2019s investigation into Trump and his associates led to a grand jury indicting Manafort. He was convicted on tax and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/banker-who-helped-disbarred-attorney-alex-murdaugh-steal-client-settlements-has-been-convicted-of-bank-fraud\/\" title=\"Banker Who Helped Disbarred Attorney Alex Murdaugh Steal Client Settlements Has Been Convicted Of Bank Fraud\">bank fraud charges<\/a>, and later obstruction of justice, which landed him a prison sentence of 73 months.<\/p>\n<p>In the closing weeks of his presidency, Trump pardoned Manafort.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of blatant prosecutorial overreach, Mr. Manafort has endured years of unfair treatment and is one of the most prominent victims of what has been revealed to be perhaps the greatest witch hunt in American history,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefings-statements\/statement-press-secretary-regarding-executive-grants-clemency-122320\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>release<\/a> from the Trump White House reads.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 Republican National Convention is scheduled for July 15-18 at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Manafort, former chairman of Donald Trump&#8217;s 2016 campaign, withdrew from his unpaid advisory role for the 2024 Republican National Convention. The New York Times reported his exit. 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