A former federal prosecutor explains the complex nature of the statements made to former Donald Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort. “If he’s been told that he’s a target—that he’s likely to be indicted—I think the way you interpret that is he’s likely to be indicted,” said Michael Zeldin, a former federal prosecutor who served as special counsel to Mueller when he was assistant attorney general in the DOJ’s Criminal Division. The trick here is that there’s no trick at all.