Paul Manafort lied to investigators in three of the five examples laid out by special counsel Robert Mueller's office, a federal judge said Wednesday.
In December, Mueller's team alleged Trump's former campaign chairman violated his plea deal by lying during his cooperation with the investigation.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said in a Wednesday filing the special counsel provided enough evidence that Manafort did lie in some of those instances to the FBI, the special counsel and the grand jury.
- The judge ruled that Manafort lied while discussing payments made to a law firm that were material to the investigation.
- She also ruled he lied about his interactions and communications with alleged Russian spy Konstantin Kilimnik.
- The filing said Manafort lied on Oct. 5, 2018 that were material to another investigation conducted by the Department of Justice.
But the judge ruled that the special counsel failed to provide enough evidence that Manafort lied on Oct. 16, 2018 about Kilimnik's alleged role in an obstruction of justice conspiracy as well as his contacts with the administration.
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