July 13, 2018: He Signed the Eastern District Manafort Papers With Weissmann

DOCUMENTED

Paul Manafort at the 2016 Republican National Convention

Paul Manafort, 17 July 2016, RNC. Voice of America. U.S. government work.

Andrew Weissmann
Greg D. Andres
Brandon L. Van Grack
Special Counsel’s Office Motion to extend, United States v. Manafort, No. 1:18-cr-83 (E.D. Va.), Doc. 291, Aug. 29, 2018

Documented Both names appear as government counsel on United States v. Paul J. Manafort, Jr., No. 1:18-cr-83 (E.D. Va., T.S. Ellis III). On July 13, 2018, the government’s venue-opposition memorandum (Doc. 127) is signed Andrew Weissmann, Greg D. Andres, Brandon Van Grack, Adam C. Jed, and Uzo Asonye. On August 29, 2018, the motion to extend the government’s notice deadline on hung counts (Doc. 291) is signed Andrew Weissmann, Greg D. Andres, Brandon L. Van Grack, and Uzo Asonye. The March 7, 2019, sentencing minute entry (Doc. 320) lists Weissmann, Andres, Asonye, and Van Grack appearing for the United States.

That is the Eastern District caption. United States v. Flynn, Crim. No. 17-232 (D.D.C.), is a separate docket. A Manafort signature block does not prove a Flynn conspiracy, and it does not make Van Grack Weissmann’s “deputy on Flynn.” The paper shows both names on the Manafort Eastern District filings. The Flynn file is elsewhere. See the companion on andrewweissmann.com.

Sources

Government’s memorandum opposing change of venue, July 13, 2018, Doc. 127. Courthouse News PDF

Motion to extend notice deadline, Aug. 29, 2018, Doc. 291. Signed Weissmann, Andres, Van Grack, Asonye. RECAP 291.0

Sentencing minutes, March 7, 2019, Doc. 320. Counsel for the government: Weissmann, Andres, Asonye, Van Grack. RECAP 320.0

United States v. Manafort, No. 1:18-cr-83 (E.D. Va.). CourtListener docket

Opinion

The following is commentary by this site. It is not a finding of fact and not a legal conclusion.

Compiler take

They called it a special counsel. It was one shop. Weissmann’s name and Van Grack’s name sit on the same Eastern District caption. That is the paper. It is not a secret Flynn handshake invented from this filing. It is the Manafort file.