Hello from the federal courthouse in DC, where lawyers in Paul Manafort's case are coming before the judge for a scheduling conference on what's next re: prosecutors' claims that Manafort lied after signing his plea deal. Earlier:https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/paul-manafort-lied-trump-administration-robert-mueller …
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The special counsel's office filed its report last week, and the judge had set a deadline for 12/12 for Manafort's lawyers to respond on how they'd like to proceed with a schedule for briefing and possibly a hearing. But then the judge set this hearing instead
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Paul Manafort is not expected to be in court today, his lawyers filed a notice that he waived his appearance (citing the logistics of traveling from jail)
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Manafort hearing is underway: The judge says she's going to unseal the portion of the last hearing that was conducted at the bench, since neither side objects
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The judge explained she wanted to hold a hearing today instead of having Manafort's lawyers file a response about scheduling because it'd just be easier to hash it all out in person, rather than have them file something in writing and then have the judge respond
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Sure sounds like it could have been helpful to have Manafort there :P
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