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Second indictment in virginia. and almost immediately flipped rick gates. and then four months later they go before a jury because of the rocket docket in virginia that moves cases along. and lo and behold, he's convicted of eight counts, that prosecutors then go ahead full speed into the d.c. case and, bang, the white flag goes up and manafort gives up, unconditional surrender basically. >> what it shows, what we're seeing is trump is really scared of this guy. if you notice, trump hasn't tweeted about manafort, right? >> it is so fascinating, i am obsessed with this. tweeting about -- people...

There could be a slow down in the production of these kind of things like exhibit lists because paul manafort maybe has begun a conversation with the prosecutors about what happens next? >> i don't know how much -- a, i don't know how much transparency we would have in that process. and, b, i don't know what to expect in terms of timing from this court. with the previous paul manafort trial, it was in the eastern district of virginia, which is not only known for being fast, it is famous for being fast. it is the rocket docket. they're the originals. we knew to expect things to go fast and we k...

Time and that's all they asked. the jury didn't have any questions about the 18 charges or 400 exhibits that were not sequentially numbered by the mueller team which, a source close to them in manafort said may not have hurt. the jurors were sitting in the same seats throughout the proceedings but they came in amanda swimming undecided and totally different spots. the jury is now being given as much space and time as they need to finish their deliberations, which brings a new, slower pace to a trial where for weeks, the judge urged lawyers to speed up in this court known as the rocket docket. ...

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. >> the fact that the defense didn't put any witnesses on the stand, they are not going to put manafort, but did it surprise you they didn't put anybody? >> it's usually the case that the defendants put their case in through the cross-examination of the government's witnesses. it is also usually the case that defendants get convicted. especially in federal court and especially in the northern district of virginia and rocket docket where it's a pro prosecution jury pool upwards of 90% get convicted. in a case like this, i don't see the choice the jury has. >> it does seem smart for the prosecu...