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While all of this was happening today. before we bring in some folks to answer those questions, let me interject one last thing into this conversation and story before we bring in people who actually know these things and can give us some perspective here. here is one last thing. it's actually the other thing that paul manafort's defense lawyer said tonight on the courthouse steps after this sentencing. and it was -- i guess it shouldn't be a surprise to me at this point, but it was a surprise when he got up there and said no collusion, no collusion, no collusion. >> good evening, everyone. as...

Collusion with anybody else in russia who wasn't a government official? also, why even bring that up and why is that the most important thing? i think most important what you saw today -- is that the most important thing? i mean, not only was manafort not charged with anything having to do with russia in this case, in this case for which he was just sentenced, this was the trial where judge ellis actually banned any discussion of russia collusion at all in his courtroom. so nobody could have tried to prove anything like that against manafort in this trial in virginia, even if they had wanted t...

While it was happening today but before we bring in folks to answer those questions, let me interject one last thing into this conversation and story before we bring in people who actually know these things and can give us perspective here. here is the one last thing. and it's actually the other thing paul manafort's defense lawyer said tonight on the courthouse steps after this sentencing. and it was i guess it shouldn't be a surprise to me at this point but it was a surprise when he got up there and said no collusion, no collusion, no collusion. >> good evening, everyone. as you heard in cou...

Federal judge, a federal judge who has told you in no uncertain terms that you must shut it. shortly after roger stone was arrested in january, the federal judge overseeing his case established a limited gag order for stone that basically said that stone was essentially banned from making public pronouncements about his case from the courthouse steps. and i say that specifically because the judge's order was geographically specific in terms of where roger stone could say what about his case at least in the initial order. but then, mr. stone decided it would be a good idea to post online a pict...

Pronouncements about his case from the courthouse steps. and i say that specifically because the judge's order was geographically specific in terms of where roger stone could say what about his case, at least in the initial order. but then mr. stone decided it would be a good idea to post online a picture of the judge in his case with a crosshairs next to her head. and so the judge's initially quite limited gag order got way more strict. a lot of people observing the stone case thought stone would end up in jail right away because of that stunt with the threatening statement about the judge an...