Manafort Jury Ends Day Without Reaching a Verdict: Trial Update
Jurors are weighing the evidence for a second day in the fraud trial of Paul Manafort after the judge responded late Thursday to four written questions they posed.
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The jury in Paul Manafort tax- and bank-fraud trial ended a second day of deliberations without having reached a verdict. The panel of 12 is to return to the courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, Monday at 9:30 a.m. to resume the deliberations.
U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III dismissed the jurors shortly before 5 p.m. and said they would convene for a third day of deliberations on Monday. They’re considering an 18-count indictment of Manafort and going through hundreds of pieces of evidence submitted by prosecutors.