Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Judge T.S. Ellis orders hearing on ‘highly unusual’ timing in Manafort plea deal
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Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:09:54 +0000

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As part of a plea agreement in D.C., the former Trump campaign chairman pleaded guilty to charges that a federal jury deadlocked over in an earlier trial in Virginia.

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