WASHINGTON (AP): Former Trump
campaign chairman Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators and a
federal grand jury in the special counsel’s Russia probe, a judge has ruled. US
District Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s decision was another loss for Manafort, a
once-wealthy political consultant who rose to lead Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign
and now faces years in prison in two criminal cases brought in special counsel
Robert Mueller’s investigation.
The four-page ruling hurts
Manafort’s chance of receiving a reduced sentence, though Jackson said she
would decide the exact impact during his sentencing next month. It also
resolves a dispute that had provided new insight into how Mueller views
Manafort’s actions as part …read more
Source: The Frontier Post
