Mueller’s Warning to Trump: The Cover-Up Is Also a Crime
Paul Manafort’s jailing is the latest example of Trump associates learning the hard way that there are consequences for lying to federal agents.
by Natasha Bertrand
Jun 15, 2018
3 minutes
George Papadopoulos. Michael Flynn. Alexander van der Zwaan. Paul Manafort. Some of the most high-profile men caught up in the Russia investigation all have one thing in common: They’ve learned firsthand that the cover-up can also be a crime.
All four men have either decided to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller or have been sent to jail—not because it was proven that any of them colluded with Russia or attempted to obstruct justice, but because they lied
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