Manafort may not fight claims that he lied to Mueller

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lawyer Richard Westling said In court it was less clear whether the defense had to refute Mueller's accusation that Manafort had lied about his contacts with the Trump administration. links and interactions with an associate suspected of having links with Russian intelligence services.

Mueller filed a highly redacted memo last week accusing Manafort of lying in five areas. Friday's memo said that Manafort had declared, after signing the plea agreement, that he had no direct or indirect communication with any member of the administration, but some Evidence has since shown that he allowed a person to speak on his behalf.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson, appointed by Obama, on Tuesday ordered the Manafort team to respond to Mueller's memo by Jan. 7 and to indicate when there was subjects of dispute. She added that the government's note did not provide sufficient information to establish in a factual manner whether the allegations were true.

She also ordered the government to file an additional oral argument containing facts and evidence in support of her assertions by January. 14.

The parties have agreed to schedule a preliminary hearing on January 25 at 9:30 am in case they need to challenge any of the allegations.

The procedure was closely monitored as it could shed light on Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election and on the possible collusion of Moscow with the Trump campaign.