Article snippet: One of Trump’s lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, confirmed to the New York Times on Tuesday that Manafort’s lawyers had repeatedly briefed Trump’s lawyers on Trump’s former campaign chairman’s discussions with federal investigators. The arrangement was not illegal, but “highly unusual” and “inflamed tensions” between Manafort’s lawyers and the special counsel’s office, according to those who spoke to the Times. Mueller broke off the plea deal on Monday, according to a joint status report filed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In the filing, Mueller requested that the Court move to sentence Manafort, stating that he breached the plea deal that required his “fully, truthfully, completely, and forthrightly” cooperating with the government. “After signing the plea agreement, Manafort committed federal crimes by lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Special Counsel’s Office on a variety of subject matters, which constitute breaches of the agreement,” Mueller said in the filing. Mueller stated the government would file a detailed sentencing submission to the Court that would set forth the nature of Manafort’s crimes and lies after signing the plea deal. “As the defendant has breached the plea agreement, there is no reason to delay his sentencing herein,” he said. Manafort’s lawyers responded that their client has cooperated with the plea deal, but accepted the move towards sentencing: Manafort pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy and ... Link to the full article to read more