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Following the indictment of Paul Manafort this morning, President Trump weighed in on Twitter:

Note: The indictment mentions activities by Manafort from 2006-17, not just before he joined the Trump campaign.

Trump on Manafort indictment: "Sorry, but this is years ago"

"Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign"

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<p>Following <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the indictment" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/pelosi-on-manafort-indictment-we-still-need-an-outside-fully-independent-investigation-1513306534-7b36e3a2-dbe5-4033-a128-7d3af80ac483.html" data-vars-content-id="b0caa821-2895-47ce-9062-d7d4e6157c5e" data-vars-headline="Trump on Manafort indictment: &quot;Sorry, but this is years ago&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/pelosi-on-manafort-indictment-we-still-need-an-outside-fully-independent-investigation-1513306534-7b36e3a2-dbe5-4033-a128-7d3af80ac483.html" target="_self">the indictment</a> of Paul Manafort this morning, President Trump weighed in on Twitter:</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/925005659569041409"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/925006418989715456"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>Note</strong>: The indictment mentions activities by Manafort from 2006-17, not just before he joined the Trump campaign.</p><span id="midStoryAd" data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH"></span>

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