Mueller Seeks a May 14 Conspiracy Trial for Manafort and Gates

Special counsel has 590,000 records in laundering case
Manafort, Gates are scheduled for Jan. 16 court appearance

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By David Voreacos and Andrew M Harris

January 12, 2018 at 7:37 PM UTC

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January 12, 2018 at 8:43 PM UTC

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Robert Mueller, the U.S. special counsel, says he wants the conspiracy and money-laundering trial of former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort and his one-time associate Richard Gates to start on May 14.

Mueller’s request came Friday in a court filing disclosing that prosecutors have 590,000 items of evidence, including 2,200 documents labeled as “hot” to tell defense lawyers they are important.