Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“Paul Manafort’s lawyers made a last-ditch bid Wednesday to fight new charges that the former Donald Trump campaign chairman deceived special counsel Robert Mueller about his ongoing political work in Ukraine after his initial indictment,” Politico reports.
“Mr. Manafort did not lie,” the GOP operative’s attorneys argued in a heavily-redacted 13-page court filing.
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