Neda Tawfiq

Yeah, I should note that he didn't make a plea because this was, you know, there wasn't a need for him to do that here. It was a simple, you know, formal reading of the charges. What's going to happen next is that both prosecutors and his defense team are going to file different motions, you know, flagging any issues they see with the case.

Yeah, I should note that he didn't make a plea because this was, you know, there wasn't a need for him to do that here. It was a simple, you know, formal reading of the charges. What's going to happen next is that both prosecutors and his defense team are going to file different motions, you know, flagging any issues they see with the case.

They have to exchange evidence so that his defense team can go thoroughly through that evidence. And obviously there's going to be perhaps a request for bail. That didn't happen this time around. A hearing is next happening in mid-January. We'll see if his defense team try to get him released from federal detention, though in a case like this, that might be a very hard sell to the judge.

They have to exchange evidence so that his defense team can go thoroughly through that evidence. And obviously there's going to be perhaps a request for bail. That didn't happen this time around. A hearing is next happening in mid-January. We'll see if his defense team try to get him released from federal detention, though in a case like this, that might be a very hard sell to the judge.