Special counsel's office has asked the judge to unseal portions of transcripts of nonpublic sidebars/bench conferences during hearings on Jan. 16 and Feb. 14 in the Paul Manafort/Rick Gates case https://t.co/DK1d9PSlC0 pic.twitter.com/x72f5tMqee— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) March 1, 2018