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February 14, 2019

Judge Rules Paul Manafort Intentionally Lied, Breaking Plea Deal
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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Trump's former campaign
chair Paul Manafort broke the terms of a plea agreement when he
"intentionally lied" to the FBI, a grand jury and federal prosecutors.
D.C. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled Manafort lied about his
dealings with a suspected Russian intelligence operative named
Konstantin Kilimnik, as well as other matters related to special counsel
Robert Mueller's investigation. The ruling could add years to Manafort's
prison sentence. Last year, Manafort was convicted on eight felony
charges, including tax and bank fraud. He later pleaded guilty to two
additional counts of conspiracy.


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