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ABJ: My concern isn't w/non-answers..but times Manafort affirmatively advanced a detailed alternative story inconsistent w/the facts

ABJ suggests defense counsel misrepresenting things (manafort jail conditions, impact on his health) for public consumption

ABJ: Manafort stood to plead guilty before her sept. 14, had 12 debriefings btw sept 11 & oct16, then shows up at edva 10/19 in wheelchair

ABJ on Manafort dissembling about $125k: “He does appear, though, to be making a concerted effort to avoid saying what really took place.”

short redaction here re: $125k payment wd seem to be Gay, Laurance Gay, top exec at superpac Rebuilding America Now time.com/5058563/lauran…

(this superpac looks like it is going to be in all kinds of trouble)
campaignlegal.org/update/mueller…

ABJ seems to share SCO sense something very deceptive going on with this payment manafort keeps changing story on. foreign money?

ABJ: advancing that version was not just (Manafort) relaying what Kilimnik had said, “it appears to be an attempt to exonerate him.”

ABJ: he makes affirmative assertion Kilimnik believed the project was a European project, when Manafort plainly knew Kilimnik knew it wasn't

ABJ: This attempt to shield his Russian conspirator from liability & *it gives rise to legit questions about where his loyalties lie.*

and (note to Stone), this is issue ABJ did not agree SCO had proved Manafort had intentionally lied about

p. 28. the redactions about Ukraine peace plan. ABJ does not believe Manafort narrative he opposed its cuz backdoor to lifting russia sanx

ABJ: Moreover, there are other misleading, inaccurate statements that reinforce conclusion Manafort was lying about his dealings w/Kilimnik

p. 36 is absorbing on the internal polling data Manafort commissioned and gave to Kilimnik to give to others in Ukraine and Russia.

“Manafort specifically wanted his [redacted, maybe polling], [redacted]’s company, instead of [redacted], helping out.”

“evidence indicates..understood that [rdctd,~polling data] would be [rdctd, ~passed] from Kilimnik [rdct,~to multiple oligarchs], incl.[]&[]

Whether Kilimnik tied to Russian intelligence or not,specific rep by SCO “assessed by the FBI to have a relationship w/Russian intelligence”

ABJ: whether it's true or not, one cannot quibble about the materiality of this meeting.

37-38, ABJ: Fact that Kilimnik's status, loyalties, activities cd be [red] doesn't make meeting immaterial or Manafort's testimony truthful

ABJ, p. 40: “Mr. Kilimnik doesn't have to be in the government or even be an active spy to be a link.”

pp.40-44, the other DOJ investigation that Manafort kept changing story about

If there were other contacts of concern to SCO, as counsel seem to allude to..they haven't been brought to my attention in this proceeding

p.48, Manafort attorney Westling seems to think EDVA judge TS Ellis more friendly to them

then 16+ redacted pages, pp48-64, about disputes over the redactions.

Manafort attorney Downing wants to know about redactions due to ongoing grand jury investigations, how know when can unredact

ABJ:”Well, in 1 case, I know w/all the search warrants, it was an evolving process. There were things that were withheld from you,then u got

ABJ checks something still sealed, should not be mentioned in minute order. then says next time sees parties, will be at sentencing. /fin

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