Court date for ex-Trump chair Manafort

A judge has set a court date for this week for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort after prosecutors with the special counsel's office detailed lies they say he told them.

The scheduling conference will take place on Wednesday before US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson. It's unclear if Manafort will attend.

In a court filing on Friday night, special counsel Robert Mueller said Manafort had lied about contacts with Trump administration officials and with an associate who US authorities say has ties to Russian intelligence.

Manafort's lawyers have denied that he made false statements.

Manafort pleaded guilty to conspiracy in September and agreed to co-operate with Mueller's investigation. But prosecutors say his deception has torpedoed that plea deal.