Anonymous ID: 2aa847 Jan. 8, 2019, 11:38 a.m. No.4664536   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>4541 >>4727 >>5076

>>4664510

 

In fact, during a proffer meeting held

with the Special Counsel on September 11, 2018, Mr. Manafort explained to the Government

attorneys and investigators that he would have given the Ukrainian peace plan more thought, had

the issue not been raised during the period he was engaged with work related to the presidential

Anonymous ID: 2aa847 Jan. 8, 2019, 11:38 a.m. No.4664541   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>4549 >>5076

>>4664536

campaign. Issues and communications related to Ukrainian political events simply were not at the

forefront of Mr. Manafort’s mind during the period at issue and it is not surprising at all that Mr.

Manafort was unable to recall specific details prior to having his recollection refreshed. The same

is true with regard to the Government’s allegation that Mr. Manafort lied about sharing polling

data with Mr. Kilimnik related to the 2016 presidential campaign. (See Doc. 460 at 6).

Anonymous ID: 2aa847 Jan. 8, 2019, 11:38 a.m. No.4664551   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>5076

>>4664549

The first alleged misstatement identified in the Special Counsel’s submission

(regarding a text exchange on May 26, 2018) related to a text message from a third-party asking

permission to use Mr. Manafort’s name as an introduction in the event the third-party met the

President. This does not constitute outreach by Mr. Manafort to the President. The second

example identified by the Special Counsel is hearsay purportedly offered by an undisclosed third

party and the defense has not been provided with the statement (or any witness statements that

form the basis for alleging intentional falsehoods).