The sit-down stems from a guilty plea that requires the former Trump campaign chairman to cooperate with the special counsel’s probe.
Paul Manafort met Monday with special counsel Robert Mueller’s office as part of his cooperation agreement in the special counsel’s investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The sit-down at the special counsel’s downtown Washington D.C. office stems from Manafort’s guilty plea last month, which requires the former Trump campaign chairman to cooperate “fully, truthfully, completely, and forthrightly…in any and all matters as to which the government deems the cooperation relevant.”
Spokesmen for Manafort and Mueller declined comment on the meeting.
POLITICO spotted two attorneys for Manafort — Richard Westling and Tom Zehnle — outside Mueller’s office early Monday afternoon speaking with one of the special counsel’s lead prosecutors, Andrew Weissmann. The men parted ways to buy lunch and then were seen returning with their food to the secure building where the special counsel’s team is headquartered.
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Paul Manafort met with Robert Mueller’s office Monday as part of his cooperation agreement in the special counsel’s investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 presidential electionhttps://t.co/6Z2EQwsiWi
— POLITICO (@politico) October 1, 2018
Here’s the scene outside Mueller’s office today where two Paul Manafort attorneys were spotted chatting with special counsel prosecutor Andrew Weissmann. @politico story here: https://t.co/GNrQtAUkL7 pic.twitter.com/YIudkKRzfd
— Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) October 1, 2018
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