Case 1:17-cr-00201-ABJ Document 23 Filed 11/03/17 Page 1 of 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
PAUL J. MANAFORT, Jr., and
RICHARD W. GATES III,

Crim. No. 17-201 (ABJ)

Defendants.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S RESPONSE TO THE
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 MINUTE ORDER
The United States of America, by and through Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III, files
this response to the Court’s Minute Order issued November 2, 2017, in which the Court directed
the government to inform the Court of the anticipated length of its case. The government
anticipates that it will need three weeks, or 15 trial days, to present its case in this matter.
Dated: November 2, 2017

Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT S. MUELLER III
Special Counsel
__/s/_Kyle R. Freeny_________
Andrew Weissmann
Greg D. Andres
Kyle R. Freeny
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 616-0800