Paul manafort yet. He does face the potential of a life sentence on those charges. After two weeks of evidence from mueller and 27 witnesses, today was going to be the day that everyone started to hear the other side. When we cover trials, the beginning is usually tougher for the defendant. Because prosecutors lay out their evidence, we hear from the star witnesses, all the worst things the prosecutors found, whether it be from surveillance or a home raid or from other people. Owl of that piles up. And then today in this trial would be the day the defense steps up and starts poking holes in the case. And today, Paul Manaforts defense team didnt do that. Instead they rested without calling a single witness. Not one. And as weve reported they rested without manafort taking the stand either. Now, today the court heard directly from him for the very first time. Judge ellis called him up to the podium, this is a ritual familiar to anyone in court to confirm that the defendant understood tha