Manafort trial Day 12: Prosecution hammers 'Mr. Manafort's lies' in closing argument
Source: Politico
Prosecutors laid out the most damning interpretation of the evidence against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Wednesday.
By KYLE CHENEY, JOSH GERSTEIN and DARREN SAMUELSOHN 08/15/2018 10:40 AM EDT
Prosecutors laid out the most damning interpretation of the evidence against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Wednesday, beginning their closing arguments by framing the case around "Mr. Manafort's lies."
Greg Andres, a prosecutor with special counsel Robert Mueller's team, repeated the word "lie" more than a dozen times at the outset of his closing argument.
"Mr. Manafort lied to keep more money when he had it and he lied to get more money when he didn't," Andres told the jury.
Prosecutors are expected to present a two-hour case to the jury summarizing the evidence they brought against him and urging them to convict Manafort on 18 criminal counts in their tax- and bank-fraud case, the most high-profile and crucial moment yet for Mueller's team.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/15/manafort-trial-closing-arguments-778331
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case is a nailbiter, but I do.
Anxiously watching for further updates...
