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Republicans Stick With Trump Despite Major Legal Trouble For Ex-Top Aides

Tuesday's headlines were widely seen a severe blow to Trump just months before the critical midterm elections. But Republicans on Capitol Hill downplayed the news or declined to comment entirely.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.,) speaks during a weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, the same day as double headlines about Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen. McConnell declined to comment on their legal troubles.

Congressional Republicans stuck by President Trump Wednesday, one day after one of his former top associates was convicted on federal charges and another pleaded guilty to eight criminal counts, implicating Trump in payoffs to two women in the lead up to the 2016 election.

On Tuesday, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted of eight counts, including tax and bank fraud and failure to

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