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riversedge

(70,242 posts) Thu Nov 2, 2017, 03:00 PM Nov 2017

JUST IN: Judge orders lawyers in Manafort and Gates case to stop talking about the case outside of c

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JUST IN: Judge orders lawyers in Manafort and Gates case to stop talking about the case outside of court

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A longtime associate of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has hired a new team of lawyers to defend himself against charges brought in a probe looking at alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election, a spokesman said on Thursday.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump campaign aide Rick Gates arrives for a status conference at U.S. District Court following his indictment on tax fraud and money laundering charges in the special counsel's investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election in Washington, U.S. November 2, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan

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JUST IN: Judge orders lawyers in Manafort and Gates case to stop talking about the case outside of c (Original Post) riversedge Nov 2017 OP

Something more is brewing, and Mueller will control the new cycles from now on, thank you. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #1

Reuters Manafort associate Gates hires new defense team in Russia probe case riversedge Nov 2017 #2

Sir, Mr. Mueller. Be our guest. Keep it sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #4

Same guys who misspelled "Cyprus Bank" all the way through his bail memo. Mrs. Overall Nov 2017 #3

Their goals seem pretty obvious BlueAZure Nov 2017 #5

At first I thought, "If they are under house arrest BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #6

They have the ability to talk over the phone meow2u3 Nov 2017 #7

How in the hell are they going to be able to monitor phones BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #8

this orderalso include bluestarone Nov 2017 #9

They can safely leave that to trump. Turbineguy Nov 2017 #10

Can judge change house arrest to incarceration tavernier Nov 2017 #11

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

1. Something more is brewing, and Mueller will control the new cycles from now on, thank you.

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Thu Nov 2, 2017, 03:01 PM

Nov 2017

riversedge

(70,242 posts)

2. Reuters Manafort associate Gates hires new defense team in Russia probe case

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 2, 2017, 03:07 PM

Nov 2017

Big lawyer fees for hanging around Manafort.

November 2, 2017 / 11:51 AM / Updated an hour ago

Manafort associate Gates hires new defense team in Russia probe case

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-gates/manafort-associate-gates-hires-new-defense-team-in-russia-probe-case-idUSKBN1D22CC?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

Reuters Staff

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A longtime associate of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has hired a new team of lawyers to defend himself against charges brought in a probe looking at alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election, a spokesman said on Thursday.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump campaign aide Rick Gates arrives for a status conference at U.S. District Court following his indictment on tax fraud and money laundering charges in the special counsel's investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election in Washington, U.S. November 2, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan
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Gates and Manafort have pleaded not guilty in the case. Gates hired a new legal team comprised of attorney Walter Mack of the law firm of Doar Rieck Kaley and Mack in New York and attorney Shan Wu of Wu, Grohovsky and Whipple in Washington, his spokesman said in a statement.

sprinkleeninow

(20,250 posts)

4. Sir, Mr. Mueller. Be our guest. Keep it

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 2, 2017, 04:03 PM

Nov 2017

coming. We will not tire.

Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)

3. Same guys who misspelled "Cyprus Bank" all the way through his bail memo.

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Thu Nov 2, 2017, 03:09 PM

Nov 2017

BlueAZure

(19 posts)

5. Their goals seem pretty obvious

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Nov 2, 2017, 05:20 PM

Nov 2017

They are trying to:
1) Win the court of public opinion - especially important since they surely know they cannot win in the actual courts
2) Pollute any potential jury pool in hopes of an endless string of mistrials and appeals.

BigmanPigman

(51,608 posts)

6. At first I thought, "If they are under house arrest

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Nov 2, 2017, 05:47 PM

Nov 2017

how can they talk to anyone outside?" then I realized it means Manafort's former idiot attorney. Gates had a legal team, fired them and went with a public defender on Monday. I guess his and Manafort's newly hired teams have a gag order too now.