The latest Political Developments of the day and interviews with top newsmakers are featured. Now, the defense was deep into its opening statement. The prosecution had finished their opening statement. Look, this is a dry case about tax evasion and bank fraud. But hanging over it is this enormous pressure that you can almost feel on Paul Manafort. He must be spending millions on this case. He has a team of Defense Lawyers. Hes wearing a suit to court, but hes going sleep in jail in a green jump suit. Hes facing 10 years in this case, another 15 in d. C. The government said that they had two dozen witnesses, and 100 documents, and theyre they essentially portrayed a story of greed and lies. They say that Paul Manafort reaped some 60 million for his work for this ukrainian oligarch, had it paid to avoid 15 million in taxes. And when the spigot turned off in 2015, he started milking
banks, continuing to commit tax fraud. What was interesting to me, what was the defense going to say . Beca
now, the defense was deep into its opening statement. the prosecution had finished their opening statement. look, this is a dry case about tax evasion and bank fraud. but hanging over it is this enormous pressure that you can almost feel on paul manafort. he must be spending millions on this case. he has a team of defense lawyers. he s wearing a suit to court, but he s going sleep in jail in a green jump suit. he s facing 10 years in this case, another 15 in d.c. the government said that they had two dozen witnesses, and 100 documents, and they re they essentially portrayed a story of greed and lies. they say that paul manafort reaped some $60 million for his work for this ukrainian oligarch, had it paid to avoid $15 million in taxes. and when the spigot turned off in 2015, he started milking