Manafort had been in a long-standing joint defense agreement with Trump and other witnesses in the special counsel investigation. Legal experts expressed skepticism that Manafort, who has pledged his full cooperation with prosecutors, could be confident that he does not have information that could assist Mueller’s investigation of Trump. [Manafort will cooperate with Mueller as part of guilty plea, prosecutor says]As a cooperating witness, Manafort is now required to share all he knows with Mueller. Giuliani said Monday that he and fellow Trump attorney Jay Sekulow have had ongoing conversations with Manafort’s legal team that date back to before his trial earlier this summer in Virginia. Still, some Trump advisers worry that Mueller would not have agreed to a deal with Manafort unless the longtime lobbyist had information that would be valuable to his investigation.

Source: Washington Post September 17, 2018 22:44 UTC