Within minutes of being sworn in Wednesday, Craig denied the core allegation in the case: that he lied to and misled the head of Justice’s Foreign Agent Registration Act unit.
Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig took the stand in his own defense Wednesday, making a high-stakes move to blunt the government’s criminal case charging that he deliberately misled the Justice Department about his work on a legal project for the government of Ukraine seven years ago.
Within minutes of being sworn in Wednesday, Craig denied the core allegation in the case: that he lied to and misled the head of Justice’s Foreign Agent Registration Act unit, Heather Hunt. Craig, wearing a gray suit and blue tie, looked directly at the jury as he delivered the denials that kicked off his testimony. Jurors looked on intently, with one man leaning forward in his chair to get a good look at the defendant. Craig seemed a bit tense, but laughed briefly when asked to spell his name, which has been ubiquitous at the trial.
While Mueller’s probe targeted a variety of individuals in President Donald Trump’s orbit, Craig is the only Democratic political appointee to face charges in a case stemming from the special counsel probe. However, emails shown at the trial indicate Craig favored disclosing Pinchuk’s identity early in the project, even suggesting to Manafort that he “out” the wealthy Ukrainian with or without his consent.
However, Manafort’s former right-hand-man, Rick Gates, did testify, describing a few interactions with Craig about the report, including a rollout-related meeting Manafort, Gates, Craig and others attended at the Harvard Club in New York in September 2012. Gates is cooperating with prosecutors as he awaits sentencing on conspiracy and false statement charges brought by Mueller’s office.
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