Special counsel Robert Mueller condemned Paul Manafort for failing to take responsibility in his sentencing memorandum.

“Additionally, the defendant’s brief is replete with claims that are at odds with acceptance of responsibility,” Mueller said in a new filing Tuesday evening. “The defendant blames everyone from the Special Counsel’s Office to his Ukrainian clients for his own criminal choices.”

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