<sod >Â  The Justice Department's criminal investigation into Mr Manafort, who was forced to resign in August amid questions over his past business dealings in Ukraine, predated the election and the FBI probe investigating possible collusion between Moscow and associates of Donald Trump.< eod>< sod > The Justice Department's criminal investigation into Manafort, who was forced to resign as Trump campaign chairman in August amid questions over his business dealings years ago in Ukraine, predated the 2016 election and the counterintelligence probe that in July began investigating possible collusion between Moscow and associates of Trump.< eod>