Manafort set to face trial in July on charges related to loans

A federal judge set a trial date of July 10 for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on charges of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in bank loans.

Manafort faces a separate trial in September in Washington related to his work for a proRussia political faction in Ukraine. He was ordered to submit to additional electronic monitoring as a condition of his release in Virginia.

“The only reason I’m limiting his freedom is his risk of flight,” U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis said during Manafort’s arraignment Thursday.

Manafort entered a not-guilty plea and was ordered to wear a second global positioning bracelet.