The judge presiding over special counsel Robert Mueller’s case against Paul Manafort in D.C. said on Friday that she had “questions” about Mueller’s claims that the former Trump campaign chairman violated his plea agreement by misleading investigators.
“I have not made any decisions yet,” U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said, signalling she wanted to have a full hearing about the allegations that Manafort lied.
Noting that the Manafort’s plea agreement with Mueller gives the prosecutors discretion to determine if he is in breach of the plea agreement, the judge also discussed that the allegations will affect the sentence she would eventually …read more
Source: TPM
