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Trial twice. it appears from the way the judge has addressed this this court that maybe it is an inconvenience. that she is the second judge to hear this and the timing of hadder tlil to be adjusted for the other federal judge who went first. it is cheer from this transcript, she does not appear to be happen that they want to move this second case out of washington, d.c. and have it somewhere else. apparently that will be litigated by the end of next being. on this issue of paul manafort's defense team, not being able to handle the requirements of preparing for his second trial, not being able...

We don't have two trial teams to get ready for two trials. this is us. three here and a paralegal. i don't see how it will get done with all the parts. the judge responds, well, the day you asked for was yesterday. so what are you asking for now? you can't just say i don't know. you haven't moved to continue the trial. which means delay trial. i don't want to continue the trial. we have 120 jurors coming in who have been pre qualified to be available for this period of time. a lot of these documents you've been provided in discovery. you know that. we've been living with them. you've been figu...

End up being very, very relevant in that trial, depending on how the judge works these things out. and they were both hashed out today in court in front of the judge. the first is that paul manafort's defense team doesn't want his second federal felony trial to be in washington, d.c. paul manafort's defense lawyer today speaking to the judge. mr. wesling. this is one of manafort's defense lawyers. quote, just to give the court notice we will file this week a motion for change of venue. we wanted to just give you notice, your honor, and not be in a situation where that came tomorrow or at the e...

First. it is cheer from this transcript, she does not appear to be happen that they want to move this second case out of washington, d.c. and have it somewhere else. apparently that will be litigated by the end of next being. on this issue of paul manafort's defense team, not being able to handle the requirements of preparing for his second trial, not being able to get it together. well, the judge today in d.c. gave him a very hard time on that. in the end, she did actually give them a little bit of an extension. so there's another round of fairly vociferous fighting at the end of the fighting...

Once in virginia and once in washington, d.c. prosecutors had offered to consolidate two cases so manafort would go on trial only once. his legal team said no. this judge in the d.c. case has previously proclaimed herself in court to be basically bewildered by decision and here today she once again goes back to it. 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 accommodate that judge's schedule. and you know, it was your decision to push it further. so you're under extraordinary time pressures that don'...