Manafort Intentionally Lied To Special Counsel, Judge Says

Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing at U.S. District Court on June 15, 2018, in Washington, D.C. A judge said Wednesday he intentionally lied to the special counsel’s office.

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Updated at 8:07 p.m. ET

A federal judge has ruled that President Trump’s former 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort intentionally lied to special counsel Robert Mueller’s office after agreeing to cooperate with its investigation into interference by Russia into the last presidential election.

The ruling from Judge Amy Berman Jackson means prosecutors are no longer bound by their plea deal with Manafort, who now faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison.