A newscast reviewing and analyzing top stories of the day as they happen. Acknowledged that the police have asked him questions about mollie. He told me does not know the results of that Lie Detector Test and he insists he has nothing to do with her disappearance. Shep . Shepard matt finn on scene brooklyn, iowa. The judge in Paul Manaforts trial has apologized now to the special counsel Robert Muellers team for being too harsh on them in font front of the jury. Yesterday the judge criticized prosecutors from allowing an Expert Witness from the irs to stay in the courtroom while other witnesses were testifying. Prosecutors pointed out he had already okayed. This now the judge says he was wrong. More on that ahead. The feds say President Trumps former Campaign Chairman was the master mind of a multimilliondollar scheme to evade u. S. Taxes and banking laws. He faces more than a dozen charges connected to lobbying he did for a prorussia Political Group in ukraine. Paul manafort pleaded n
have been before judge ellis in the past say when the defense begins calling witnesses, judge ellis will likely crack down on paul manafort s lawyers as well. the judge fully acknowledges he is not a patient man. in fact, during his days as a high power litigator at international law firm ellis was nicknamed taz for the tazhayakov mainian devil. relentless task master. recent days the 78-year-old district judge as you routerred has repeatedly called out the government attorneys at one point telling the lead prosecutor in the manafort case to, quote, look at him and not look down. he also admonished the prosecutor to not roll his eyes and he often jumps in to question witnesses himself judge ellis has long refused to allow defendants to plead no contest. saying quote i m a caesar in my own rome adding it s a pretty small rome. judge he will lisa colombian immigrant who speaks fluent spanish.