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BREAKING: Former veteran Senate Intel staffer James Wolfe pleaded guilty today to one count of making false statements to the FBI about his contact with a reporter buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
The judge asked James Wolfe if he lied to the FBI about his contact with the press.

"I did, your honor," he replied.

The plea only concerns his contact with one reporter ID'd in the indictment as Reporter #3. The other two counts will be dropped.
buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Today's plea hearing in former Senate Intel staffer James Wolfe's case wasn't announced in advance — it was still on the calendar as a status conference right before the hearing started buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Wolfe's lawyers handed out a written statement to reporters after the plea hearing: "Jim has accepted responsibility for his actions and has chosen to resolve this matter now so that he and his family can move forward with their lives" buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
On former Senate Intel staffer James Wolfe's guilty plea today, now with links to the plea agreement and statement of offense: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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Remember how prosecutors accused Paul Manafort of breaching his plea deal? His lawyers are due to file a response today about that — recall that at a Dec. 11 hearing, Manafort's lawyers said they needed more time to decide if they agreed or not with the govt's claims re: lying
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