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By Andrew M Harris, Tom Schoenberg, and Stephanie Baker

June 8, 2018 at 5:58 PM UTC

Updated on

June 9, 2018 at 2:33 AM UTC

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U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller strengthened his case against Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort with new charges filed Friday.

He also stoked intrigue by adding a new name to his indictment against Manafort -- a longtime Manafort associate who prosecutors have said has ties to Russian intelligence.