REPORT: Manafort Yanked From Flight To Dubai

Knewz reports:

Former Donald Trump presidential campaign chair and once-convicted felon Paul Manafort was removed from a Miami flight bound for Dubai on March 20, officials confirmed.

Manafort was convicted in federal court of tax and bank fraud and ordered to serve a term in prison. He was released in May 2020 and pardoned by Trump before he left office in December 2020.

Officials with Miami-Dade police confirmed to Knewz.com that Manafort was denied travel by the Customs and Bureau Protection at Miami International Airport. Police said he could not take the flight and his U.S. Passport was revoked.

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UPDATE: The Associated Press has confirmed the story, but notes that Manafort was removed from the plane because his passport had been revoked.

Manafort was trying to fly to Dubai.

Dubai, where Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad visited last week.

Dubai, where multiple Russian oligarch jets and yachts fled over the past few weeks.

Manafort is like the dog crap perpetually found on the boot of corruption. https://t.co/2ouhaSlfR3

— Peter Strzok (@petestrzok) March 23, 2022

Former Trump adviser Paul Manafort was removed from a plane at Miami International Airport before it took off for Dubai because he carried a revoked passport. https://t.co/nqiPZt5Sqh

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 23, 2022