Manafort Fires Back at Mueller’s Claims That He Broke Deal by Lying
- Mueller says Manafort lied about five matters when cooperating
- Judge orders ex-Trump campaign aide to appear Friday in court
Paul Manafort
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Lawyers for Paul Manafort, the convicted former campaign chairman for President Donald Trump, used a court filing to deny that he broke his plea agreement by lying to prosecutors when he was supposed to be cooperating.
The filing came Wednesday as Manafort’s legal team seeks to limit the damage caused by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s claims that the political strategist lied about five matters during a dozen debriefings with prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson will hold a hearing Friday, and she ordered that Manafort must leave his jail cell and attend, despite asking to be excused.