Categories: USA

Judge rules that Trump ex-aide committed to perjury

U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson has given a verdict that Donald Trump’s former election campaign chief Paul Manafort lied to prosecutors. This violated the plea deal with Robert Mueller, a special counsel.

The special counsel is investigating the Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. Presidential elections.

Manafort avoided separate trial and pleaded guilty to some of the accused charges.

The judge said that Manafort has mislead and lied to about three different topics.

The main topic is his interaction with Konstantin Kilimnik who has relations with the Russian Intelligence.

Manafort has been held in Virginia in a detention centre and has high possibility of facing severe consequences for lying to the authorities.

Mr. Mueller was already suspicious of Manafort last year.

Manafort avoided facing several trials by agreeing to a plea deal with Mr Mueller.

Ivan Cease

Senior editor of the Chicago Morning Star

Recent Posts

Mets rout Nationals 8-0, seek momentum

The New York Mets capitalized on limited opportunities to deliver an 8-0 shutout victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday…

22 hours ago

White Sox rally past Angels with late surge

A late offensive surge powered the Chicago White Sox to an 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday…

2 days ago

O’Hare expansion begins with Concourse D milestone

Chicago has taken a major step toward transforming O’Hare International Airport, marking the start of construction on Concourse D —…

6 days ago

Diamondbacks outslug White Sox behind Vargas

Ildemaro Vargas delivered a career performance at the plate, powering the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 11-7 win over the Chicago…

7 days ago

Chicago Fire names SeatGeek stadium partner

Chicago Fire FC is moving forward with plans for its future home, announcing a multi-year partnership with SeatGeek that will…

1 week ago

Swanson homer lifts Cubs past Phillies

Dansby Swanson delivered the decisive blow as the Chicago Cubs extended their winning streak with a 5-1 victory over the…

1 week ago

This website uses cookies.