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On Paul Manafort's apparently self-described "VIP" jail conditions buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/pau…
Manafort wants to delay his VA trial until after his DC trial. During a monitored call, Manafort talked about that, per special counsel filing: "think about how it'll play elsewhere....There is a strategy to it, even in failure, but there's a hope in it." buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/pau…
Manafort had cited the distance between Northern Neck Regional Jail and Alexandria in describing his trouble prepping for trial. Judge ordered him moved to Alexandria. Manafort then asked to stay at Northern Neck. Judge said nah buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/pau…
Manafort's lawyers have responded to Mueller's filing about his "VIP" conditions, calling the government's opposition to Manafort's motion to postpone the trial "self-serving and inaccurate" buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/pau…
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Hello on this mild morning from the DC Council, which is scheduled to vote today on the LOVE Act -- emergency legislation that would make it possible for couples to get a DC marriage license during the federal govt shutdown (background: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…)
At the DC Council this a.m. waiting for a vote on the LOVE Act, and listening to Councilmember Grosso intro a bill to legalize and regulate sales of marijuana. "This council should be unapologetic in pursuing what is best for our constituents." Background: dcist.com/story/19/01/07…
The LOVE Act is up — this emergency legislation will make it possible for couples to get a marriage license in DC during the govt shutdown. It's being introduced by Councilmember Brandon Todd at the request of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser
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NEW: The federal judiciary now expects to have enough money from other sources to keep the courts largely business-as-usual during the shutdown through Jan. 18 (previously it was Jan. 11) — this is the latest from the Administrative Office of the US Courts (HT @hsu_spencer)
In order to make the funds that the judiciary does have (absent a congressional appropriation) last as long as possible, "courts have been asked to delay or defer non-mission critical expenses, such as new hires, non-case related travel, and certain contracts"
DOJ, of course, is already affected by the shutdown, so most judges have been approving requests or issuing blanket orders to delay civil litigation involving the federal govt during the shutodwn (criminal cases still have to proceed as usual)
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Some fireworks in court this morning as a judge criticized the lawyer representing Concord Management & Consulting in the special counsel Russian troll farm case for his language and harsh words about Mueller's office in filings — "unprofessional, inappropriate, and ineffective"
The judge told attorney Eric Dubelier that his strategy was "ineffective" and that his approach to filings — including pop culture quotes (see: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5676…) and accusing Mueller's office basically of lawlessness — was "undermining your credibility in this courthouse"
"Knock it off," Judge Dabney Friedrich told Dubelier. This then led to a heated exchange where Dubelier said he needed to consult his client since the judge had accused of unprofessional conduct, and now there might be bias from the judge. There's no bias, the judge replied.
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Manafort flipped. This is the "statement of the offenses" in which Manafort confesses to doing the crimes...

assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4883…
This first count #Manafort admits to is violation of 18 USC § 371, "Conspiracy Against the United States."

What does that mean? He conspired to commit a crime against the US or to defraud the US:
A conspiracy, definitionally, requires more than one conspirator. Who did Manafort conspire with? The first paragraph dealing with Count 1 names Richard Gates and Konstantin Kilimnik "and others"
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Paul Manafort was a "sex addict" who made his wife have sex with other men while he watched. His daughters were not please, his wife hated it.

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JUST IN: Paul Manafort is asking for his Virginia trial to be moved from Alexandria to Roanoke.
Here's the background on this, from @ZoeTillman last week —> buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/pau…
Here's the motion to change venue: documentcloud.org/documents/4580… / Here's the memo on the motion: documentcloud.org/documents/4580…
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There was an Emoluments Clause lawsuit hearing, and @ZoeTillman was there: buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/tru…
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