On Tuesday, Dutch attorney Alex van der Zwaan received a sentence of 30 days in jail and a fine of $20,000 for making false statements in relation to the investigation being directed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Van der Zwaan was the fourth person to plead guilty in the Trump–Russia investigation, admitting in federal court that he had made false statements concerning his communications with Trump campaign aide Rick Gates.
Mueller’s team provided a sentencing document for van der Zwaan on Monday evening, and while they did not ask for any specific sentence, they made it clear that they disagreed with …read more
Source: Daily Kos
