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After blowing a deadline to file a motion asking for Paul Manafort to be released from home confinement, the former Trump campaign chairmans lawyers on Friday asked federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson for more time so they could put together a bail package that would secure his release from house arrest.
The filing comes in the case Special Counsel Robert Mueller brought against Manafort as part of its larger probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Manafort is charged with tax evasion, money laundering and failing to disclose foreign lobbying. According to Manaforts attorneys, they have been in continuing discussions with the government to come up with a bail agreement that can also pass muster with the judge, who strongly suggested in open court Thursday that she would require a secured bond.
More particularly, taking into account the points raised by the Court at yesterdays conference, counsel for Mr. Manafort have been actively attempting to identify assets that can be pledged as part of a bail package that the Government and Mr. Manafort can agree upon and submit for the Courts consideration, Manafort attorney Kevin Downing said in the filing. This has been occurring since the status conference yesterday, through last evening, and continuing throughout today. The discussions are progressing, but additional time is necessary to finalize the particulars of a jointly agreed-upon bail recommendation.
The judge had asked Manaforts attorneys to file a motion by midnight Thursday outlining the conditions of release he would be seeking. Manafort has been under home arrest after turning himself into the FBI on Monday.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/manafort-bail-package-more-time
Bleacher Creature
(11,258 posts)rzemanfl
(29,586 posts)forfeiture?
RandySF
(59,828 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,796 posts)Awwwwwwwww.....Poor Paulie. Suddenly, Vlad cuts off the allowance......
GeneMcM
(69 posts)at least if he plans to eat and drink again. He's a liability to them now and can spend the rest of his bankrupt life stewing about it.
Truly I think that's the reason (more than any loyalty to the Disgusting Orange thing) was fear of the Russians, as to why he wouldn't cooperate with Mueller. Think about it; He owed them about 30Million that they wrote off for his service in empowering Kompromised Orange and he knows all about their organized crime network in NY. Getting caught wasn't in the plan.
I think I despise Manafort most of all and that's a tough decision at that given the long list of thugs affiliated with this Administration. He's SO corrupt and so smirky about it like he's sure he's going to get away with it all.
BootinUp
(47,223 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,131 posts)Manafort, charged with multiple felonies, is free to reside in his nice cushy house on house arrest - rather than in a jail cell - while awaiting trial.
And he is complaining becuase he can't get out of house arrest?
RandySF
(59,828 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,131 posts)most people who can't make bail are sitting in jail - not in a nice cushy house.
And he's whining about needing more time - not to avoid going to jail - but to get out of house arrest.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)To the judge? In a federal court?
And you're done. Great attorneys.
RandySF
(59,828 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)how in the fuck you miss a deadline? I guess the legal secretary forget to calendar it.
Cicada
(4,533 posts)Cant Mueller seize his assets as fruit of crime? Some billionaire donor may have to step in to pay his lawyers. Manaforts lawyer is playing for a pardo so to keep Manafort quiet a Trump supporter may have to pick up the tab.
I think I heard that Gates had a public defender. That sounds like assets have been seized.
lindysalsagal
(20,796 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)I don't know that Mueller can seize assets as the fruit of crime until crime is proved.
oasis
(49,490 posts)malaise
(269,335 posts)Lock him up