Mueller says Manafort violated plea deal

Ex-Trump campaign chair could get 10 years

WASHINGTON – Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort lied repeatedly to the FBI, violating a plea agreement with Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller, who recommended that Manafort receive no credit to reduce his prison sentence.

Manafort could face severe punishment for his conviction in August in an Alexandria federal court and for a separate guilty plea in the District of Columbia.

In the D.C. case, Manafort faces the prospect of perhaps a decade in prison, unless he is pardoned by President Donald Trump.

“The government will file a detailed sentencing submission ... that sets forth the nature of the defendant’s crimes and lies, including those after signing the plea agreement herein,” prosecutors said in a brief court filing late Monday.

“As the defendant has breached the plea agreement, there is no reason to delay his sentencing,” prosecutors said.

Manafort was convicted on eight counts of financial fraud in a trial in Au-

AP Paul Manafort’s defense team argues that he fulfilled his obligations and cooperated with investigators.