new york judge preside criminal case president donald trump former campaign manager issue gag order wednesday bar anyone involve case make public statements might taint paul manafort associate rick gate arraign federal court washington last week 12-count indictment accuse conspire launder money fail disclose foreign bank account fail register foreign agents ukraine former pro-russian government u.s. district judge amy berman jackson say write order want make sure trial fair potential jurors influence pre-trial publicity direct defendants lawyers potential witness refrain make statements media public settings pose substantial likelihood material prejudice case jackson previously warn lawyers discuss case publicly manafort defense lawyer kevin down make defiant statement outside courthouse follow client arraignment monday criminal trial public relations campaign jackson say court last week down appear television cameras monday say charge manafort ridiculous say president correct insist evidence trump campaign collude russian government charge manafort gate stem special counsel robert mueller probe russian interference 2016 presidential election possible collusion trump campaign manafort gate plead guilty kremlin deny meddle election trump deny collusion take place down respond request comment peter carr spokesman mueller decline comment jackson ask party last week objections gag order none respond down statements outside courthouse raise eyebrows among defense lawyers judge jackson no-nonsense judge clearly anger purpose say eric lewis longtime washington trial lawyer los angeles defense lawyer mark geragos say think down might indeed purpose mind curry favor trump hop eventually secure manafort presidential pardon cynic would say exactly happen say geragos audience one u.s. judge issue gag order manafort case