WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared polling data during the 2016 presidential campaign with a business associate accused of having ties to Russian intelligence, and prosecutors say he lied to them about it, according to a court filing Tuesday. The information was accidentally revealed in a defense filing that was meant to be redacted. Prosecutors have also accused Manafort of lying about his contacts with Trump administration officials, which defense lawyers also deny. The request to use Manafort as an introduction to Trump came while Manafort was under indictment in two federal cases. Defense lawyers say they don't want a separate hearing before a judge on the lying allegations but will address them instead during the sentencing process.

Source: Economic Times January 08, 2019 23:03 UTC