U.S. judge denies Manafort's request to modify his bail terms
Source: Reuters
POLITICS FEBRUARY 22, 2018 / 2:14 PM / UPDATED 41 MINUTES AGO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trumps former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, lost a bid on Thursday to modify the terms of his bail, after a federal judge said his proposal to pledge certain properties as collateral was unsatisfactory.
The ruling against Manafort by U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson means that he will be forced for now to remain under house arrest unless he is able to offer other alternatives that are acceptable to the court.
Manafort and Trumps former deputy campaign manager, Rick Gates, were indicted in October as part of Special Counsel Robert Muellers probe into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in Moscows alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
They face charges including conspiracy to launder money, conspiracy to defraud the United States and failure to register as foreign agents for political work they did representing a pro-Russia Ukrainian party.
Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch; Editing by Frances Kerry
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/u-s-judge-denies-manaforts-request-to-modify-his-bail-terms-idUSKCN1G62MG
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bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)Lulu KC
(2,567 posts)nocalflea
(1,387 posts)Hard to quit an addiction cold turkey so I'm sure he's itching to start a small crime wave .
Corvo Bianco
(1,148 posts)blugbox
(951 posts)And here he is whining about being stuck in some mansion with breathtaking views no doubt.
It's almost as if he's trying very very hard to escape the U.S.... but he's no Jason Bourne.
mobeau69
(11,145 posts)Amy's no fool.