Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Manafort attorneys opt to skip defense, proceed to closing arguments

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Attorneys for Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman who is on trial for financial crimes in federal district court Alexandria, Virginia, will not call additional witnesses to present a defense.

“The defense rests,” Manafort’s lead attorney Kevin Downing said in court on Tuesday.

Government prosecutors from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office rested their case on Monday, so without a defense, the jury is expected to begin deliberations following closing arguments.'

More @ ABC

2 comments:

  1. capt fastAugust 14, 2018 at 3:31 PM

    can defense council claim witness coercion?

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    1. Brock Townsend August 14, 2018 at 7:56 PM

      Dern if I know but I would guess so.

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