Attorneys for President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort appear to have missed a court-ordered deadline to reply to special counsel Robert Mueller’s accusations that Manafort breached a plea agreement by lying to federal prosecutors.
A filing responding to the claims was due Monday, but the midnight deadline came and went without any submission appearing on the court’s docket. This could mean Manafort’s attorneys either missed the deadline or filed the entire document under seal, though attorneys normally would announce their intention to do so and the docket would reflect that.
Manafort’s attorneys did not respond to a request for more information following the lapse of the deadline.
Mueller in November accused Manafort of lying to the FBI and the special counsel’s office on a variety of subject matters, including Manafort’s contacts with Trump administration officials; his interactions with an associate who has suspected ties to Russian intelligence; the associate’s role in tampering with witnesses; a $125,000 payment made to a firm working for Manafort; and information he provided related to another Justice Department investigation.
In a court hearing in December, Manafort’s attorneys had said they may not contest Mueller’s claims, which they had initially denied.
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