Attorneys Clash in Court Over Alleged Manafort Lies
Friday's hearing marked the first time attorneys on both sides met in open court after prosecutors accused the former Trump campaign chairman of lying to the special counsel's office and federal investigators
November 30, 2018 at 10:35 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
A prosecutor did not rule out the possibility Friday that the special counsel's office would bring additional charges against Paul Manafort for allegedly violating his September plea deal.
Andrew Weissmann, a top prosecutor working under Special Counsel Robert Mueller III, said his team was prepared to detail how Manafort, the onetime Trump campaign chairman and Connecticut native, broke his plea agreement by lying to investigators. When asked by Judge Amy Berman Jackson whether the special counsel planned to charge Manafort over those allegedly false statements, Weissmann replied, “That determination has not been made yet.”
Berman Jackson set a Dec. 7 deadline for the special counsel to lay out Manafort's alleged lies. She also set Manafort's sentencing for March 5, but signaled the date could change as prosecutors and Manafort's defense lawyers duel over whether the plea agreement was breached.
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