Judge Accuses Mueller’s Team of ‘Lying’, Casts Doubt on Case Against Manafort

Judge Accuses Mueller’s Team of ‘Lying’, Casts Doubt on Case Against Manafort
Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, exits the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on Feb. 28, 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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A federal judge pressed the special counsel’s team of prosecutors on Friday morning, May 4, to explain why charges in their case against Paul Manafort have “nothing to do with Russia.”

U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III sided with Manafort’s defense team, who argued that the charges against their client are outside of Mueller’s investigative scope.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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