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Here's the motion filed by alleged Russian agent Maria Butina's lawyers asking that she be moved from "administrative segregation" (aka solitary confinement) to general population. She's being held at a facility in Alexandria, Va. assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5301…
Butina's lawyers say she was released into general pop, but then put back in isolation on Nov. 21 — they say jail staff told them Butina referred another inmate to her lawyers, but there was no disciplinary violation, and that officials said she was moved "for her safety"
New: A judge has denied Maria Butina's request to be moved out of solitary confinement and into general population while she's in pretrial detention, saying her lawyers cited no US law/precedent and presented no evidence to support the request assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5317…
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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"
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Remember how prosecutors accused Paul Manafort of breaching his plea deal? His lawyers are due to file a response today about that — recall that at a Dec. 11 hearing, Manafort's lawyers said they needed more time to decide if they agreed or not with the govt's claims re: lying
There's no time deadline on this filing due today from Manafort's lawyer, so it could come at any time before midnight, which is always fun
For a refresher on what prosecutors accused Manafort of lying about after he signed his plea deal and was supposed to be cooperating with the government (including allegations that he lied about contacts with Trump admin officials): buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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There's always more >> Accused spy Maria #Butina turned on her Russian charm to secure Russian jet fuel deal with David Keene, NRA president & prominent leader of the conservative movement, his lobbyist wife, & her boyfriend Erickson — The New York Times nytimes.com/2018/09/02/us/…
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Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina had ties to Russian intelligence agency, prosecutors say.
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The gun-loving, NRA connected, Russian woman charged with being an unregistered foreign agent for Russia and cozying up to politicians to infiltrate the U.S. political system tried to swap sex for influence nbcnews.com/news/crime-cou…
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