Manafort sentence reaches 7.5 years in Mueller case The punishment concludes the special counsel’s most public legal battle and caps a spectacular fall for the globe-trotting GOP consultant and ex-Trump campaign chairman. By DARREN SAMUELSOHN and JOSH GERSTEIN Paul Manafort’s prison sentence was upped to seven-and-a-half years on Wednesday, bringing an end to Robert Mueller’s most public…
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Mueller Accuses Paul Manafort of Lying to FBI After Plea Agreement
By Aruna Viswanatha and Shelby Holliday Updated Nov. 26, 2018 8:51 p.m. ET Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort continued to lie to the FBI and to special counsel Robert Mueller’s office after his plea deal in September, Mr. Mueller’s office alleged Monday, in what would be a breach of the agreement by a person whose cooperation…
