Manafort Gets New Sentencing Date After Closed-Door Hearing
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The federal judge slated to sentence Paul Manafort postponed the date when she’ll announce how long he should spend in prison, saying she wants to hear more about whether he lied to investigators after pledging to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson held a hearing of more than four hours Monday in a sealed courtroom to consider secret evidence gathered by the government. A court officer cleared the Washington courtroom before she took the bench.