Paul Manafort, once the chairman of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, has backed out of his unpaid role as an adviser for the 2024 RNC, according to a report.

Paul Manafort, former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman whom he later pardoned, is backing away from a role with the Republican National Convention following media scrutiny and questions over his involvement in the planning process,

Manafort had offered to work free on the Republican convention, meeting with officials in recent weeks about his role.

Eight years after helping Donald Trump get elected — and after being released from prison — Mr. Manafort was back to advise the G.O.P. convention.