Update 3:45 p.m. EST Dec. 11: U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered Manafort's attorneys to file paperwork with the court by Jan. 7 detailing what they plan to debate from the government's filing last week, in which prosecutors accused Manafort of lying to investigators, BuzzFeed News reported.
What happens now:
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) December 11, 2018
- Manafort's lawyers and the govt will continue to talk informally about what the govt is accusing Manafort of
- Manafort's lawyers will file something by Jan. 7 saying what they agree/disagree about in the govt's filing
- Tentative hearing set for Jan. 25
A tentative hearing date was set for Jan. 25, according to the news site.
Original report: The legal team for President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, will appear in court Tuesday after prosecutors with special counsel Robert Mueller's team accused him of lying to authorities.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson set a scheduling conference for 3 p.m. Tuesday in Manafort’s case. He is not expected to attend.
Manafort hearing now moved up to Tuesday afternoon from Wednesday morning pic.twitter.com/vqomVoxAGu
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) December 10, 2018
Manafort agreed to cooperate with authorities in September, while pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy against the United States and conspiracy to obstruct justice through witness tampering.
However, Mueller’s team said in a court filing Friday that Manafort told “multiple discernible lies” about his contact with Trump administration officials and with a Russian associate. Manafort’s attorneys have denied any wrongdoing.
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