09-04-2018, 11:49 AM
Manfort Trial 2
The second Manafort trial, to go down in DC, has been delayed until September 24th to give his defense attorneys more time to prepare.
Manafort faces charges of failing to register as a foreign agent, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors have said they expect to take 10 to 12 trial days to present their case. The defense has said its response could take three or four days, if it decides to call witnesses at all.
Judge Jackson announced plans to exclude the press and public from jury selection. She said she intends to conduct individual questioning of potential jurors in the jury room with prosecutors from Mueller's office, the defense team and the defendant present.
Before the Alexandria, Virginia trial, Manafort's defense filed a motion seeking to move that case to Richmond or Roanoke. The judge in that case denied the request and the prosecutors and defense attorneys were able to agree upon jury in one day.
Manafort's attorneys are again requesting a change of venue for the second trial, but it's unlikely to be granted. The media coverage is mostly national, not just local. Judge Jackson did say she expects it take longer to seat a jury in DC because of the exposure from the first trial.
I don't think the prosecutors in the Virginia financial crimes case have announced whether they intend to retry Manafort on the charges upon which the jury hung yet.
Ref: http//www.politico.com/story/2018/08/28/manafort-trial-jury-selection-press-799035
The second Manafort trial, to go down in DC, has been delayed until September 24th to give his defense attorneys more time to prepare.
Manafort faces charges of failing to register as a foreign agent, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors have said they expect to take 10 to 12 trial days to present their case. The defense has said its response could take three or four days, if it decides to call witnesses at all.
Judge Jackson announced plans to exclude the press and public from jury selection. She said she intends to conduct individual questioning of potential jurors in the jury room with prosecutors from Mueller's office, the defense team and the defendant present.
Before the Alexandria, Virginia trial, Manafort's defense filed a motion seeking to move that case to Richmond or Roanoke. The judge in that case denied the request and the prosecutors and defense attorneys were able to agree upon jury in one day.
Manafort's attorneys are again requesting a change of venue for the second trial, but it's unlikely to be granted. The media coverage is mostly national, not just local. Judge Jackson did say she expects it take longer to seat a jury in DC because of the exposure from the first trial.
I don't think the prosecutors in the Virginia financial crimes case have announced whether they intend to retry Manafort on the charges upon which the jury hung yet.
Ref: http//www.politico.com/story/2018/08/28/manafort-trial-jury-selection-press-799035