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Washington, D.C. Federal District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered Manafort to jail pending his trial moment before pleading not guilty to the charges brought against him and his Moscow associate Konstantin Kilimnik.
Mueller accused the dynamic duo of obstructing justice in the Russian meddling investigation and potential collusion with Trump campaign associates in 2016.
Mueller alleged in a filing last week that Manafort and Kilimnik "knowingly and intentionally attempted to corruptly persuade another person . . . with intent to influence, delay, and prevent the testimony of any person in an official proceeding."
This third superseding indictment against Manafort came days after the special counsel accused him of witness tampering, which is almost as bad as a high ranking government official keeping an illegal private server with highly classified material on it in a Colorado toilet.
Manafort's spokesman said that the former Trump operative was "innocent." And even Manafort, 69, has also maintained his innocence.
They're always innocent.
The spokesman, Jason Maloni, said that Manafort and his team of lawyers were reviewing the new charges. "Mr. Manafort is innocent and nothing about the latest allegation changes our defense," Maloni said. "We will do our talking in court."
Court documents state that Manafort reached out to potential witnesses in February after his superseding indictment was unsealed and allegedly tired to make at least three phone calls and send two encrypted text messages to a potential witness "in an effort to secure materially false testimony . . ." the special counsel claimed.
The court documents state that the potential witness was trying to avoid contact with Manafort and "understood Manafort's outreach to be an effort to 'suborn perjury.'"
Like those who oppose President Trump, there's a special place in hell for people who witness tamper.
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