U.S. investigators are looking to push President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, to cooperate with the investigation into Russian election meddling, according to Reuters.

Investigators are currently looking into money laundering accusations against Manafort.

Two sources with direct knowledge of the investigation did not say whether special counsel Robert Mueller's team had uncovered any information in the money laundering case.

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But investigators are reportedly looking to use the information to get Manafort to cooperate in the Russia probe.

"If Mueller's team can threaten criminal charges against Manafort, they could use that as leverage to convince him to cooperate," one of the sources told Reuters.

“Paul Manafort is not a cooperating witness," Jason Maloni, Manafort’s spokesman, told the news service. "Once again there is no truth to the disinformation put forth by anonymous sources and leakers.”

A report Friday said Manafort and Donald Trump Jr. had reached a deal with the Senate Judiciary Committee to avoid appearing at a public hearing this week.

The report comes after news surfaced earlier this month that Trump Jr., Manafort and other campaign aides had a meeting last year with a Russia lawyer purportedly offering damaging information about Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE.