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WASHINGTON After lying to the Internal Revenue Service to avoid paying taxes and lying to banks to obtain fraudulent mortgages, Paul Manafort was convicted last August and then pledged to tell the truth as part of a plea deal to avert a second trial.
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But prosecutors say Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, lied about that too and they told a federal judge Friday that they may file new charges against him. A day earlier, Trump's longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about seeking a Moscow real estate deal.
"It's like an organized crime consortium where everyone is lying and obfuscating, except it's an investigation of the president of the United States and his campaign."
[SUB][/SUB]"It's like an organized crime consortium where everyone is lying and obfuscating, except it's an investigation of the president of the United States and his campaign."
At the center of the drama is Trump, who has exhausted independent fact checkers with a blizzard of falsehoods. The Washington Post says he has made more than 6,400 false or misleading statements publicly since taking office and averaged 30 a day in the weeks before last month's midterm elections.
Moreover, Trump has cheered witnesses who resist cooperating with the special counsel's office, and he accused prosecutors on Mueller's team of encouraging Manafort and other suspects to lie.
George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, was the first to go down. He pleaded guilty in October 2017 to lying to FBI agents about his conversations with a Maltese professor who told him that Russians had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton that included "thousands of emails." Papadopoulos entered prison last Monday to serve a two-week term.
In December 2017, Michael Flynn, Trump's former national security adviser, pleaded guilty to falsely denying that he'd discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition. He agreed to cooperate with Mueller's team, and his sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 18.
Richard Gates, Trump's deputy campaign chairman, pleaded guilty in February 2018 to lying about a meeting he attended while working for Ukraine's pro-Russian government. As part of his plea deal, he testified against Manafort and is awaiting sentencing.
Alex van der Zwaan, a formerly London-based Dutch lawyer who worked with Gates and Manafort, also pleaded guilty that month to lying about his communications with a suspected Russian agent.
Despite his prosecutions, Mueller has struggled to stem the tide of lies. Among his apparent targets is Jerome Corsi, the far-right writer previously best known for spreading the falsehood that President Barack Obama wasn't born in the United States.
"This many liars is unusual," said Barbara McQuade, a former U.S. attorney in Michigan. "This group seems particularly persistent."
Moreover, Trump has cheered witnesses who resist cooperating with the special counsel's office, and he accused prosecutors on Mueller's team of encouraging Manafort and other suspects to lie.
George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, was the first to go down. He pleaded guilty in October 2017 to lying to FBI agents about his conversations with a Maltese professor who told him that Russians had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton that included "thousands of emails." Papadopoulos entered prison last Monday to serve a two-week term.
In December 2017, Michael Flynn, Trump's former national security adviser, pleaded guilty to falsely denying that he'd discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition. He agreed to cooperate with Mueller's team, and his sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 18.
Richard Gates, Trump's deputy campaign chairman, pleaded guilty in February 2018 to lying about a meeting he attended while working for Ukraine's pro-Russian government. As part of his plea deal, he testified against Manafort and is awaiting sentencing.
Alex van der Zwaan, a formerly London-based Dutch lawyer who worked with Gates and Manafort, also pleaded guilty that month to lying about his communications with a suspected Russian agent.
Despite his prosecutions, Mueller has struggled to stem the tide of lies. Among his apparent targets is Jerome Corsi, the far-right writer previously best known for spreading the falsehood that President Barack Obama wasn't born in the United States.
"This many liars is unusual," said Barbara McQuade, a former U.S. attorney in Michigan. "This group seems particularly persistent."
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,, trumpy is Rob's 'Achilles heel',, he could never see his boy 'trumpski' as guilty of anything, but you're right, neither will end up in jail.. #SAD
