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Maximillian Katzman, 29, the manager of a luxury menwear store in New York City, testifies that Paul Manafort spent more than $929,000 on suits between 2010 and 2014. He was the store's only customer to pay using wire transfers from foreign accounts.
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Rick Gates direct is over. Brief but hardly lacking in substance, including government getting on record that Donald Trump himself talked about upcoming WikiLeaks disclosures based on conversation with Roger Stone
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Lawyer for Tommy Webster, retired NYPD cop accused of beating an MPD officer with flagpole on
#J6
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A second officer who responded to the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6 has taken his own life.
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Judge McFadden with another difficult Jan. 6 defendant today -- Pauline Bauer. She quotes the Bible, he comes back with "Romans 13 -- Let every person be subject to the governing authorities." Bauer is not moved: "I am not a person"
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New from latest Manafort hearing: Govt. said explicitly that banker Stephen Calk knew Manafort submitted a fraudulent loan application but approved it anyway because he wanted a Trump job
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Deleted tweet on FBI raid of Jack Burkman house because there's a good chance he staged this raid himself. When asked about that, he hung up.
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George Nader indicted on charges of transporting child porn AND transporting a 14-year-old boy with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Pleads not guilty. Judge will not let him out on bail. Trial set for Sept. 30.
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Judge: "Last chance: are you going to follow my orders?"
Bauer: "Judgment day is going to come for all of you who are making money of mankind."
Judge: "I'll take that as a no."
Bauer going back to jail
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George Nader pleads guilty to possessing child porn and transporting a minor for sexual purposes; will get a sentence of at least 10 years in prison
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Roger Stone told Gates "I need contact info for Jared" just after announcement of DNC hack. Gates said Stone had been telling campaign starting in April, that leaks were coming
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Michael Fanone, speaking at Kyle Young's sentencing -- "This is not my first rodeo ... But this case is unique. The assault on me by Mr. young cost me my career, it cost me my faith in law enforcement and many of the institutions I dedicated two decades of my life to serving."
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Judge sums up case thusly: "He was not prosecuted for standing up for the president; he was prosecuted for covering up for the president."
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Mugshots -- Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman after their arrest on campaign finance charges
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On Stone's defense of “So what?" judge echoes prosecutors: "Of all the circumstances in this case, that may be the most pernicious. The truth still exists, the truth still matters. Roger Stone's insistence that it doesn’t ... are a threat to our most fundamental institutions"
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Michael Flynn will not be called to testify against his ex-business partner and is considered a co-conspirator in the case, per newly-unsealed filings in EDVA
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D.C. Chief Judge Howell has again questioned why a Jan. 6 defendant pleading guilty has only been asked to pay $500 in restitution for Capitol damage. In plea earlier for realtor Jenna Ryan, Judge Cooper noted that he could impose a fine up to $5K
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Federal judges in D.C. are increasingly vocal with concerns that Jan. 6 defendants are getting off too easy
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Lawsuit says 50 to 60 legal permanent U.S. residents were lied to and stripped of visas at Dulles
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"There was nothing unfair, phony or disgraceful about the investigation or the prosecution," she said. "Witnesses do not get to decide for themselves whether Congress is entitled to the facts."
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Status report on Manafort: "After signing the plea agreement, Manafort committed federal crimes by lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Special Counsel’s Office on a variety of subject matters, which constitute breaches of the agreement."
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Feds now saying Proud Boy Dominic "Spaz" Pezzola was first to break a Capitol window, and brothers from Montana then kicked open the doors
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Trump lawyer from Mueller investigation Ty Cobb joins other Republican attorneys/ex-officials to say granting Trump immunity "would endanger one of the most fundamental operations of the Constitution"
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"The dismay and disgust at the defendant's belligerence should transcend party," she added. She also defended "jurors who served with integrity under difficult circumstances."
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Riley Williams, accused of helping steal Pelosi laptop, back in court. Judge curious why DOJ not asking for jail. Prosecutor says she's "very uncomfortable going there" bc it "could jeopardize the investigation," but if she violates conditions they will move to revoke bond.
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(He's not in D.C., where riot detainees are in a separate wing, causing friction on both sides -- like others arrested elsewhere he's been moved around the country on the way to D.C.)
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Justice Dept. issues subpoenas against lawyers Brad Carver and Thomas Lane, in apparent focus on fake elector scheme
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Webster has a "sparkling record" with the NYPD which led to "the lofty assignment of protecting the mayor," attorney says - but if he won't be released he wants him moved back to jail in upstate New York
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Before joining the Trump campaign, did you commit crimes with Paul Manafort? Rick Gates: "I did."
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Judge Ellis says he won't release jurors names because he has received threats, says he goes everywhere with U.S. Marshals
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(Bauer has given various indications she believes in the sovereign citizen movement and refers to herself in court filings as "the vessel" or "a free living soul." She's accused of confronting police inside Capitol, demanding Nancy Pelosi be brought out for execution)
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Since we wrote this story Maria Bartiromo's deposition has been scheduled, and Dominion has filed a motion to compel Jeanine Pirro to testify about "relevant texts," with 425 pages of exhibits
Fox News stars questioned by election tech company in defamation case, seek info on what they knew vs. what they said on air, by
@rachelweinerwp
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@jeremymbarr
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At last, a sentence -- total of 40 months in the Bureau of Prisons.
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Latest arrest is Peter Stager, of Arkansas, accused of beating an MPD officer with an American flag. Claims he thought the cop was "antifa." FBI says it's hard to believe.
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D.C. attorney general sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6 attack
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Well: Gates said Manafort asked him to check in regularly with Stone about WikiLeaks disclosures and indicated that "he would be updating other people on the campaign, including the candidate."
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Judge begins by defending case against Stone. "He has not been prosecuted by his adversaries or ... pursued by his political enemies," she said; it was Stone who "characteristically injected himself smack into the center of one of the most significant issues of the day."
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Judge goes over facts of case, says Stone "endeavored mightily" to mislead House intelligence committee:
"That’s why he was indicted; not for his political activities."
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Judge Brinkema asked if President Trump could ban all redheads from the country. DOJ attorney did not answer
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Chelsea Manning taken into custody for refusing to testify before the grand jury -- "until she purges or the end of the life of the grand jury"
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FBI agent testifies that on Dec. 15, 2020, Stewart Rhodes said to Roger Stone's group text: "I feel like I’m taking crazy pills! … He must do it NOW before Jan. 6. And he needs to give the state legislators time to decertify before Jan. 6. In at least three of these states."
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Peter Heneen, 29-year-old sheriff's deputy from Polk County, Fla. arrested after telling colleague that they needed to “make the streets of D.C. run red with the blood of the tyrants” and that he had "plan" to "shoot the feds," per sheriff Gary Judd at press conference
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Judge agrees 7 to 9 years is too harsh, and says she doubts she would have thought differently even if not for "unprecedented actions of the Department of Justice in the past week." But says probation is also "insufficient."
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Federal contractor who got $38.5 million in contracts from Trump admin to provide N95s now going to prison for 21 months. “The level of foolishness during COVID-19 had become pure ridiculousness," one official told FBI.
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Five witnesses given immunity in Manafort: Donna Duggan, James Brennan, Conor O'Brien, Cindy Laporta, Dennis Raico. All from financial institutions.
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Cites letters in Stone's favor calling him a good and caring man, judge says: "I am not passing judgment on Roger Stone as a man; that falls to a higher authority."
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She said she would not hold against Stone those who claim he's a victim of political persecution; she also would not listen to liberals who want to see him punished for his political work. "Roger Stone will not be sentenced for who his friends are or who his enemies are."
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Another Republican operative has pleaded guilty to involvement in "scam PACs" ... including using donor money to pay bills from
@KenCuccinelli
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Two Virginia police officers among latest arrested for involvement in the attack on the Capitol
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Judge won't release William Calhoun, who boasted about breaking into Pelosi's office: "Because of the corrupting and dangerous ideology that has poisoned this man's mind, he has no respect for the laws of the United States or the people who enforce those laws"
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More here: Allegation is that the boy was brought to the U.S. from Europe in 2000, and that Nader "engaged in sexual acts" with him at his home in D.C.
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Reading from his testimony to the committee claiming Credico was his WikiLeaks intermediary, she said, "This is not mere equivocation, this is not the product of confusion .... these answers were clearly false."
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To be clear, the prosecutor was saying she wasn’t comfortable talking about the details of the evidence right now; not that she was uncomfortable asking for jail
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FBI sources inside the Proud Boys -- including one who testified yesterday that he went in the Capitol on Jan. 6 and has never been charged -- say FBI agents never actually asked them for information on the Proud Boys
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Meanwhile, Judge Howell has fined Giuliani $132K for failure to provide discovery in GA poll workers' case -- if he continues to withhold financial info jury will be instructed that they must "infer that he is intentionally trying to hide relevant discovery about his ... assets"
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So Tad Devine told NYT he quit working for Yanukovych in 2012 b/c he jailed his rival. There is a 4/12 email to Manafort in which he says, "We will not be able to work with you on the election this year." But in August of that year he's sending Manafort a strategy memo
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Judge will impose restrictions on Riley Williams use of internet — only for legal or mental health consultations. Says he’s trusting her and her mother to follow the rules because “the alternative is catastrophic” — going to jail.
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Judge rules government is entitled to proceeds from Edward Snowden's book and speeches
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Turns out the Capitol Police had a very accurate idea of what was going to happen on Jan. 6
A January 3 internal Capitol Police intelligence report warned “how thousands of enraged protesters, egged on by Trump and flanked by white supremacists and extreme militia groups, were likely to stream into Washington armed for battle.”
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Paul Manafort appears in court in a wheelchair. Attorney Kevin Downing says "there are significant issues with Mr. Manafort's health right now that have to do with his confinement." Wants him sentenced as soon as possible so he can be moved.
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As for Credico's request for leniency, judge says, "It’s nice that Mr. Credico has forgiven Stone ... But all of that says more about Credico than Stone." Adds that Credico was "nervous" testifying and likely "doesn’t want to be known as the reason behind a tough sentence"
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Result: A two or three minute lecture on how I shouldn't be "flippant," when these victims' family members have spoken so powerfully, and that it's now my responsibility to do better in print. Anyway, now I can say I too have been yelled at by Judge Ellis.
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To be clear, Judge Ellis likes to be tough -- maybe even mean -- especially to DOJ lawyers with fancy pedigrees. Doesn't mean he's going to rule against them.
EDVA judge to special counsel: “You don’t really care about Mr. Manafort’s bank fraud ... You really care about getting information Mr. Manafort can give you that would reflect on Mr. Trump and lead to his prosecution or impeachment.”
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Judge Cooper gives Jenna Ryan 60 days in jail. Says her media presence means people will look to sentence to "tell them something about the courts and about how our country responded to what happened, and I think the sentence should tell them that we take it seriously."
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SCO has filed motion opposing effort to get Manafort's trial delayed. Says Manafort has a personal laptop and phone in jail, doesn't have to wear uniform, has his own bathroom, shower and workroom access and has told people he *is* treated like a "VIP."
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Judge Emmett Sullivan says he will "seriously consider some sanctions" against government unless within 30 days they set up a system for defense in Capitol riot cases to search and analyze evidence. DOJ says it's something they're discussing.
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Bijan Rafiekian, Michael Flynn's ex-business partner, found guilty of illegally lobbying for Turkey. More TK here:
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Also pretty significant tonight -- prosecutors are explicitly saying "collusion" won't come up at trial but that there will be a Trump connection: Steve Calk lending Manafort $16 million to get a job in campaign/White House
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Judge Jackson also just read from Roger Stone's financial filings, according to which he makes $47,000 a month as a consultant
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At detention hearing related to Capitol riot, FBI agent says Georgia attorney William Calhoun repeatedly posted about "Communist cleansing," taking "head shots," using "hot lead," "body bags" for BLM activists. Defense attorney says that's "part of the conversation on Twitter"
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Howell: "Donning a cloak of victimization may play well on a public stage to certain audiences, but in a court of law this performance has served only to subvert the normal process of discovery in a straight-forward defamation case"
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Donald Trump has been indicted on four charges by grand jury investigating Jan. 6
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News from Manafort hearing: FBI agent says he likely learned of storage unit from AP reporters at April 2017 meeting. This is the meeting where Manafort claims Weissmann leaked info ()
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Ex-Marine admits he lured Seth Rich conspiracy theorist Jack Burkman to a hotel parking garage, then shot him in the butt
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Openings in Paul Manafort's trial will begin at 2:45. Uzo Asonye will speak for the special counsel, Thomas Zehnle for the defense. Each are expected to take half an hour. We will be liveblogging; following along here:
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After getting off the phone with Roger Stone in late July (post DNC hack), Donald Trump "indicated that more information would be coming," Rick Gates testified.
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In advance of House Jan. 6 hearing highlighting Secret Service records, official confirms that agency was in touch with multiple members of the Oath Keepers in months leading up to riot
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I mean I thought it was clear! Those decisions aren’t made on the individual level; her feelings would never come up in that way. It honestly didn’t occur to me to read it differently, my mistake
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And we're back! "Unsurprisingly, I have a lot to say," Berman Jackson says.
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What's surprising to me is that Judge Ellis, who usually puts high importance on acceptance of responsibility, noted that Paul Manafort showed none -- but didn't punish him for that at all
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I've seen a lot of versions of this but -- Judge Kelly is sentencing the Proud Boys very much in line with how Judge Mehta, an Obama appointee, sentenced the Oath Keepers. (DOJ not happy with those sentences either)
@TheRickWilson
The judge (Judge Timothy Kelly) that went 10 years below the DOJ's recommended sentence, was appointed by DJT. Not a surprise.
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Alleged victim requests Sweden reopen sexual assault case against Julian Assange
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A school principal, about a freshman girl: “This is a bunch of bullshit ... You should see the dress she’s got on.”
D.C. principal was taped mocking student’s sex assault claim, lawsuit says
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Chelsea Manning one of several people asked to testify before grand jury in Julian Assange case, which officials say is based on Wikileaks' pre-2016 actions
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Roger Stone sentencing has begun. Judge reminds observers to "maintain decorum" in courtroom and not "react audibly." Follow along here:
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More on his new confinement -- no more phone, computer, regular clothes
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More here on Chelsea Manning's contempt hearing. Her attorney said it is "an act of tremendous cruelty" to put her in jail --
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Manafort is in court this morning, arguing that details of his work for "controversial" Ukrainian leader should be kept out of trial. SCO has pushed back, says it explains why he made so much money and why it dried up
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Cooper says to Ryan, "You’ve been very up front that you feel no sense of shame or guilt." Says he's sure she regrets saying that she wouldn't go to jail because she's white and blonde. Ryan: "I just shouldn't tweet."
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But Judge Ellis has just ordered Manafort to Alexandria jail; it's unclear what privileges he will have there
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Defense attorney says of Williams:
"They’ve searched everywhere -- she does not have the computer" and
that "a lot of those allegations come from someone who ... vowed to take revenge on her" -- her ex, who she describes as abusive -- "there's a lot of reason to be skeptical"
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Igor Fruman has been released on bond, just now -- declined to comment on case. Lev Parnas remains in jail in Alexandria, with court date in SDNY tomorrow
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There's a lot in this filing. Manafort is sending emails. He told someone on the phone why he wanted the D.C. trial first: “think about how it’ll play elsewhere….There is a strategy to it,
even in failure, but there’s a hope in it."
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Judge Jackson not buying Roger Stone's explanation or his apology, says "There's nothing ambiguous about crosshairs."
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Government is *not* supporting Roger Stone's appeal to keep out of prison for another two months, says judge's two-week delay was "reasonable exercise of that
court’s discretion"
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Welp -- Paul Manafort was just indicted in New York
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Judge pushed back against claims that she silenced Stone, saying he has been free to speak and make money speaking about everything but the case -- pointedly noting that was the suggestion of his own "First Amendment lawyer"
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Will be interesting to see emails between Sanders strategist Tad Devine and Trump chairman Paul Manafort
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