U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson called a conference for 10am ET Tuesday to address the matter of Paul Manafort allegedly being in breach of his plea agreement. Prosecutors say he repeatedly lied after signing on to complete cooperation.
Jackson also lifted a Wednesday deadline that Manafort’s attorneys faced to rebut a submission from Mueller’s team last week detailing a variety of areas where prosecutors contend Manafort lied in the wake of his September agreement to plead guilty to charges of unregistered foreign lobbying and money laundering.
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In Mueller’s filing Friday, prosecutors said Manafort lied about his outreach to unnamed Trump administration officials. Manafort was also accused of lying about his dealings with a co-defendant and former colleague in his political consulting work in Ukraine, Konstantin Kilimnik. Prosecutors have said the FBI suspects Kilimnik, who remains at large, of having ties to a Russian intelligence operative.
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It was unclear what prompted Jackson to lift the deadline for the defense and instead schedule a hearing to discuss how to move forward in the case. There was no public indication in the court docket of a request to adjust the schedule. It’s possible the judge concluded it was unfair to give the defense just three business days to respond to the prosecution’s claims.
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Jackson said Manafort, who is currently in a detention center in Alexandria, Va., need not appear at the session Wednesday if he files a written waiver with the court ...
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Longtime Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday, after pleading guilty to charges of fraud and lying to investigators. Important court filings are also due in the case of former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.
Manafort gets Wednesday court date to discuss lying allegations (Politico)