Paul Manafort judge deals sharp blow to Robert Mueller's credibility

By Jenna Ellis

Published March 11, 2019 4:43pm ET

Paul Manafort judge deals sharp blow to Robert Mueller's credibility — This courtroom sketch depicts former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, center in a wheelchair, during his sentencing hearing in federal court before judge T.S. Ellis III in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, March 7, 2019. Manafort was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, a significant break from sentencing guidelines that called for a 20-year prison term. | (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

A federal judge dealt a sharp blow to special counsel Robert Mueller’s credibility during the sentencing hearing for Paul Manafort.

The special counsel investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government has cost taxpayers more than $25 million, yet it hasn’t produced a shred of evidence indicating that any such collusion took place.

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