Trump ex-aide Paul Manafort voids plea deal by lying

Judge rules former Trump campaign chief ‘intentionally’ lied to Mueller investigation

Paul Manafort faces more jail time after lying to investigators
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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort lied to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators, a federal court judge has ruled.

Manafort’s deceptions leave him in breach of the cooperation deal he struck with prosecutors, and could add years to his prison sentence.

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