In Re Paul J. Manafort, Jr.

In this case, the Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended that respondent Paul J. Manafort, Jr., be disbarred from the practice of law in the District of Columbia after he pled guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice by tampering with witnesses while on pre-trial release 1 and conspiracy against the United States. 2 Neither respondent nor Disciplinary Counsel filed exceptions to the Board's report. In response to this court's January 10, 2019, order imposing an interim suspension, respondent filed his D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14(g) affidavit on February 28, 2019.

Under D.C. Bar R. XI, §…