Today was one of those days when the breaking news was actually scheduled and expected because today was the deadline for the filing of a socalled status report in Paul Manaforts case. This is report in which both the prosecution and the defense explained to the judge where the case stands before Paul Manafort has to be sentenced. That status report was filed this evening, and the shocker came on the second page where the special prosecutor says, after signing the employee agreement manafort committed federal crimes by lying to the federal bureau of investigation and the special counsels office on a variety of subject matters. The government will file a detailed sentencing submission to the Probation Department and the court in advance of sentencing that sets forth the nature of the defendants crimes and lies including those after signing the plea agreement herein. As the defendant has breached the plea agreement, there is no reason to delay his sentencing herein. Manaforts lawyers the