Paul Manafort says he didn’t lie and Special Counsel Robert Mueller can’t prove he did.
Mueller claims Manafort lied to prosecutors and the FBI while he was supposed to be cooperating with a probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. As a result, Manafort violated his plea deal, Mueller claims.
Manafort’s filing Feb. 13 disputing those claims came just hours before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson oversaw a two-hour hearing behind closed doors. She was scheduled to announce her findings to lawyers in the case, but it’s not clear when the public will learn about the issue first ...