Manafort's lawyers asked for a LONG DELAY before sentencing. Instead of a couple of weeks they want it in NOVEMBER. Reason? They said where Manafort has been jailed is 100 miles away from the Lawyers' offices. A two-hour trip each way. As a result the distance has lessened the amount of time the lawyers could work with Manafort to prepare him for testifying. Ya know what the judge did?
Judge said well if that's the reason you want a delay I can fix it. Move Manafort 100 miles nearer his lawyers . The layers (whose bluff was called) asked the Judge to forget the request. Manafort didn't want to move.
The judge said when lawyers state they have a problem and refuse to use the solution there is something very wrong. So the judge denied the final request to stay where he was and Manafort is being moved close by. Now in so doing they discovered he was living the life of Riley. All kinds of privileges. In his new hoosegow home he will get none of them.
Moral of the story? Be careful what you ask for. You might get it.
