Judge in Manafort Trial Received Threats, Travels With Marshals

Veteran political consultant Paul Manafort arrives for arraignment on a third superseding indictment against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on charges of witness tampering, at U.S. District Court in Washington on June 15, 2018. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

The judge presiding over the trial of veteran political consultant Paul Manafort said on Aug. 17 that he received threats related to the trial and was being protected by U.S. marshals.

U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis also rejected a motion by some news organizations to make public the names of the jurors, saying he was concerned about the jury’s “peace and safety.”