Jury set to begin deliberations in Paul Manafort trial
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN)Jurors are set to begin deliberating Thursday morning whether to convict President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort of bank fraud and tax evasion.
The high-stakes prosecution of Manafort by special counsel Robert Mueller's team reached its conclusion with Wednesday's closing arguments -- with prosecutors accusing Manafort of "lies" and defense lawyers questioning the credibility of key witnesses.
"Mr. Manafort lied to keep more money when he had it, and he lied to get more money when he didn't," said prosecutor Greg Andres. "This is a case about lies."
The jury is scheduled to begin deliberations at 9:30 a.m. ET on Thursday. Judge T.S. Ellis instructed jurors Wednesday evening not to communicate with anyone about the trial.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/15/politics/paul-manafort-trial-closing-arguments/index.html
Some think we'll have a verdict by mid-day Friday.
