Report: Mueller's team believes Manafort lied about business dealings

Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, allegedly lied to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators about his personal business dealings and contacts with Konstantin Kilimnik, a former associate in Ukraine, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.

Manafort agreed to cooperate with Mueller in September, after being found guilty in August of bank and tax fraud. On Monday, federal prosecutors wrote in a court filing that Manafort breached his plea agreement by lying to Mueller's team and FBI agents; Mueller's office will submit a memo detailing these alleged lies before Manafort is sentenced.

Kilimnik worked for Manafort's lobbying firm in Ukraine, and both men were indicted by Mueller earlier this year after they allegedly planned to contact people who worked with them in an attempt to coordinate their stories. Mueller has been interested in Manafort and Kilimnik's relationship for a while now, people familiar with the matter told the Journal, and his team believes Manafort lied about payments he received related to his lobbying work. Read more about Manafort's alleged misrepresentations at The Wall Street Journal.

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