Whether a court may rule on a request for self-representation based solely on the existing record or whether it must hold a hearing and question the defendant before ruling on the request

QUESTIONS PRESENTED A. Whether a court may rule on a request for self-representation based solely on the existing record or whether it must hold a hearing and question the defendant before ruling on the request. B. Whether a seizure of funds violates the right to counsel of choice as recognized in Luis v. United States, 578 U.S. 5 (2016), when the government’s only property interest in the funds is an unperfected lien under 18 U.S.C. § 3613(c) which the court may decline to enforce. i