about the possibility of pardoning Manafort and that the President's lawyers had advised him against the use of a pardon before Mueller's investigation had ended. Later the same day Giuliani told Fox News that the discussion in June had been about pardons in general and that Manafort's name had not been mentioned. In November 2018, after Mueller's office said Manafort had violated the terms of his plea deal, Trump publicly hinted that he might pardon Manafort. Congressman Jerrold Nadler, the incoming chair of the House Judiciary Committee, opined that "dangling a pardon in front of Manafort" could lead to charges of obstruction of justice. See also Greg Andres Tad Devine Kevin M. Downing Shanlon Wu Links between Trump associates and Russian officials References Manafort 2018 in Virginia 2018 in Washington, D.C. August 2018 events in the United States Bank fraud Controversies of the 2016 United States presidential election Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign July 2018 events in the United States Political scandals in the United States Tax evasion in the United States United States federal criminal case law Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections