ABC News Report: Manafort Has Tentatively Agreed To Plea Deal With Mueller

President Trump’s campaign chairman has agreed to a plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, ABC News is reporting.

The ABC News report describes the plea deal as “tentative.”

The deal is expected to be announced in court on Friday.

According to ABC News, it is yet unclear whether the plea deal includes cooperation with the ongoing Special Counsel investigation. It may be that Manafort is hoping to avoid the cost and stress of a second trial.

Read the full ABC News report here.