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A look at breaking news, politics and reports from around the world. Yeah. I think thats a good point. On Paul Manafort, the former Trump Campaign chairman convicted yesterday on eight felony counts, bank fraud, tax fraud, stealing literally millions of dollars from american taxpayers, not reporting income on tens of millions of dollars, is there a chance hell still cooperate with the Special Counsel Paul Manafort . He has another trial coming up next month. Right. Look. If youre Paul Manafort, i mean, youre looking at possibly some serious jail time. There is an incentive. But i think what yo...

Point andrew weissmann and the judge says to the prosecutor, "well, are they designated which ones are for impeachment and which ones you're actually planning to introduce at the trial? the prosecutor mr. wise man says yes, yes. the judge says, so how many are you planning to introduce in your case in chief? and mr. wise man, the prosecutor responds every single exhibit that's on that list is something that we intend to offer in our case. there's 1500 pieces of evidence there. that's what we're planning on introducing, your honor. so the prosecutor and the judge have a back and forth about how...

Mr. zehnle -- >> the judge, i will ask you at the end of this hearing. you have to make a proposal to me. you made one in writing and it said yesterday. now you're telling me tomorrow is impossible. what am i supposed to do? i told you when i wanted it. now i'm asking you, when do you want it and you won't even tell me. you need to tell me. manafort's defense lawyer. >> well, i would like to confer with counsel on this. and the judge says all right. and then manafort's defense lawyers says and then i would like -- the judge interrupts and says we'll talk about this at the end of the hearing ag...

So far which is why paul manafort and his defense team elected to go on trial twice. once in virginia and once in washington, d.c. prosecutors from the special counsel's office had offered to consolidate the two cases so he would go on trial once. his legal team said no. this judge in the d.c. case has previously proclaimed herself in court to be basically bewildered by that decision and here today she once again goes back to it. the judge, quote, now i the judge, quote, now i understand, wasn't my decision to move another trial in front of this. wasn't my decision on push that trial up to acc...

So there's another round of fairly vociferous fighting at the end of the hearing over this issue of whether or not the trial will be delayed. manafort's defense lawyers again complain about the pace. about all the work they have to do. quote, as the court is well aware we finished a trial literally a week ago today. we've been doing our best in the time we've had since then to obviously pick up the ball. and the prosecutors came back arguing against with basically, no, you shouldn't get a delay. the date has been set for a long time. the prosecutor andrew wise mane tells the court quote, i can...