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<\/p>\nPaul Manafort Planned to Publish Op-Ed Ghostwritten by Russian Spy to Sway Public Opinion About Case<\/b>
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller has withdrawn support for a bail agreement struck last week with lawyers for Paul Manafort following revelations that Trump\u2019s former campaign manager was planning to publish an op-ed in order to sway public opinion about his case.<\/p>\n
Manafort is facing multiple felony charges.<\/p>\n
The op-ed was reportedly being ghostwritten by a man<\/a> with ties to Russian intelligence,<\/p>\n Business Insider reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n Special counsel Robert Mueller has abruptly reversed course on a\u00a0bail agreement<\/a>\u00a0his office struck with Paul Manafort\u2019s legal team last week that would have allowed him to be released from GPS monitoring\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026\u201dEven if the ghostwritten op-ed were entirely accurate, fair, and balanced, it would be a violation of this Court\u2019s November 8 Order if it had been publish,\u201d the government argued. \u201cThe editorial clearly was undertaken to influence the public\u2019s opinion of defendant Manafort, or else there would be no reason to seek its publication.\u201d<\/p>\n The filing continued: \u201cBecause Manafort has now taken actions that reflect an intention to violate or circumvent the court\u2019s existing orders \u2026 the government submits that the proposed bail package is insufficiently reasonable to assure his appearance as required. The government\u2019s prior general consent to the bail package presupposed that Manafort was complying with the Court\u2019s existing orders.\u201d<\/p>\n The AP adds<\/a>:<\/p>\n In the court filing, prosecutors say Manafort and the colleague sought to publish the op-ed under someone else\u2019s name and intended it to influence public opinion about his work in Ukraine. The op-ed was being drafted as late as last week, with Manafort currently under house arrest. Prosecutors did not name the colleague but noted the person is based in Russia.<\/p>\n The post Paul Manafort Planned to Publish Op-Ed Ghostwritten by Russian Spy to Sway Public Opinion About Case<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n