Manafort Must Decide on Defense as Mueller Wraps Up Case
Prosecutors for Special Counsel Robert Mueller are expected to conclude their case Monday as the bank- and tax-fraud trial of Paul Manafort enters its third week.
Prosecutors for Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded their case Monday as the bank- and tax-fraud trial of Paul Manafort entered its third week. Manafort’s lawyers now have a choice -- should they put on a defense to persuade jurors he’s not guilty or rest, satisfied that prosecutors failed to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt?
Mueller’s prosecutors called their final witness Monday and U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III is now considering a request from Manafort’s lawyers to dismiss the case before it goes to the jury. Ellis ended the day by closing the courtroom to the public to hear arguments on a sealed motion by Manafort.