Aaron Blake: Judge strongly rebukes Manafort’s — and Trump’s — ‘no collusion’ refrain

Washington • Judge Amy Berman Jackson made a series of strong statements before sentencing President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, on Wednesday. But one in particular struck at the core of Trump’s personal defense in the Russia investigation.She said the “no collusion” mantra is bunk.Manafort’s legal team had suggested repeatedly in its sentencing memo that the fact that Manafort hadn’t been found to have colluded with Russia should be