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ICYMI: Last night, a judge concluded that prosecutors had proved, "by a preponderance of the evidence," that Paul Manafort lied to Mueller's office, the FBI, and the grand jury *after* signing his plea deal buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
What does this mean? Mueller's office has said they don't plan on bringing new charges, so this is all about sentencing. This will hurt any argument Manafort makes for leniency, *and* Mueller's office is absolved of any obligation to back him up buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
And it's not just about Manafort's DC case, where he pleaded guilty. Recall that the judge in Virginia delayed sentencing until the plea deal breach issue was resolved – the judge noted it "may have some effect on the sentencing decision in this case" buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
