Maximillian Katzman, 29, the manager of a luxury menwear store in New York City, testifies that Paul Manafort spent more than $929,000 on suits between 2010 and 2014. He was the store's only customer to pay using wire transfers from foreign accounts.
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- Rick Gates direct is over. Brief but hardly lacking in substance, including government getting on record that Donald Trump himself talked about upcoming WikiLeaks disclosures based on conversation with Roger Stone
- Lawyer for Tommy Webster, retired NYPD cop accused of beating an MPD officer with flagpole on #J6, says his client is in a "dormitory setting" with people serving time for "inner-city crimes" - "for a middle aged guy whose never been arrested before this has been a shock for him"
- A second officer who responded to the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6 has taken his own life.
- Judge McFadden with another difficult Jan. 6 defendant today -- Pauline Bauer. She quotes the Bible, he comes back with "Romans 13 -- Let every person be subject to the governing authorities." Bauer is not moved: "I am not a person"
- New from latest Manafort hearing: Govt. said explicitly that banker Stephen Calk knew Manafort submitted a fraudulent loan application but approved it anyway because he wanted a Trump job
- Deleted tweet on FBI raid of Jack Burkman house because there's a good chance he staged this raid himself. When asked about that, he hung up.
- George Nader indicted on charges of transporting child porn AND transporting a 14-year-old boy with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Pleads not guilty. Judge will not let him out on bail. Trial set for Sept. 30.
- Replying to @rachelweinerwpJudge: "Last chance: are you going to follow my orders?" Bauer: "Judgment day is going to come for all of you who are making money of mankind." Judge: "I'll take that as a no." Bauer going back to jail
- George Nader pleads guilty to possessing child porn and transporting a minor for sexual purposes; will get a sentence of at least 10 years in prison
- Roger Stone told Gates "I need contact info for Jared" just after announcement of DNC hack. Gates said Stone had been telling campaign starting in April, that leaks were coming
- Michael Fanone, speaking at Kyle Young's sentencing -- "This is not my first rodeo ... But this case is unique. The assault on me by Mr. young cost me my career, it cost me my faith in law enforcement and many of the institutions I dedicated two decades of my life to serving."
- Replying to @rachelweinerwpJudge sums up case thusly: "He was not prosecuted for standing up for the president; he was prosecuted for covering up for the president."


