Washington – A US District Court judge on Friday tentatively set a sentencing date of March 5 for Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager of President Donald Trump.
Manafort, 69, pleaded guilty in September to one count of conspiracy and another of obstruction of justice and agreed to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
But the special counsel’s office said this week that Manafort had violated the plea agreement by lying to investigators.
In court on Friday, prosecutors did not disclose what Manafort had allegedly lied about but were told by the judge …read more
Source: Independent Online
