Paul Manafort's daughter changes her last name to avoid 'public perception'

The daughter of President Donald Trump's disgraced campaign chairman is changing her surname to separate herself from its "public perception". Paul Manafort, who was Mr Trump's campaign chief during the summer of 2016, was found guilty on eight charges of tax and bank fraud last month.  His daughter Jessica Manafort has now filed paperwork in a New York court to legally change her last name, the New York Post reported.  Ms Manafort, an independent filmmaker, told the newspaper she was