now, we do know after that bench conference whatever happened there, the cross-examination picked back up again with the same lawyer questioning rick gates and rick gates after that bench conference whatever happened he no longer faced any more questions about the trump campaign or when's he told the special counsel about the campaign. whatever happened talking to the judge there paul manafort's defense lawyer fet the need to change course. but that was one of the most intriguing moments in the whole trial thus far. a real mystery what that was. today, fascinating development. prosecutors today filed this. it is a formal request to keep that sidebar discussion at the bench that's just the judge and lawyers from both sides with the white house noise machine on, they filed a request to keep that discussion secret. it's sealed already. in the course of the trial under normal circumstances, that would eventually be unsealed but prosecutors filed this motion