Ex-Obama counsel Greg Craig found not guilty of lying to Justice Dept. in case tied to special counsel Mueller's Russia investigation
WASHINGTON — A prominent Washington lawyer was found not guilty Wednesday of lying to the Justice Department about work he did for the government of Ukraine in a case that arose from the special counsel's Russia investigation and focus on the lucrative world of foreign lobbying.
The trial focused on the multi-million-dollar project Craig and his then-law firm did for Ukraine in 2012 and featured testimony about his professional connections with some of the same figures who years later became entangled in Mueller's investigation, including former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates.
The Justice Department alleged that Craig did not want to register in part because he feared harming his future employment chances with the federal government. But Craig, who testified in his own defense, was adamant that he never lied to anyone and that he did not register for the simple reason that he was not required to.
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