Witness. Afterk kln accounting his famil history and political resume today Defense Attorneys turned pretty quickly to the issue of star scientific. Asked defense attorney henry azbell, was there anything you did that was unusual for star scientific. My administration did nothing for them other than give them access to government. Prosecutors see it differently of course. They have charged the mcdonnellss with corruption charges for accepting gifts and loans in exchange for helping him with its company and new product. Another thing we heard from the defense early on in testimony today, the fact that the first couples marriage was so troubled that they could not have plotted together. The former governor recalled had moment the day after he was first elected governor he woke up ready to return phone calls but he said the first lady was not happy. He said quote she was yelling at me about something. I clearly exhibited some of the stress of what lay ahead for her in her new role as firs
To convince voters to believe in him. Now he faces a similar test on the window. Jurors that he is telling the truth and not johnny williams, the star prosecution witness. Prosecutors allege he took hundreds of thousands of the in gifts and loans in exchange for nn in his testimony so far today Bob Mcdonnell touched on that just briefly. He recalled an incident in 2009 that occurred the morning after he was elected governor. He got up early, elated. Told his wife he had to make some calls. She was not so happy. Testified mcdonnell. She was yelling at me about something. It clearly exhibited some stress of what lay ahead for her in her new role as first lady. Now before Bob Mcdonnell took the stand the defense team laid the groundwork for his testimony by calling several character witnesses to testify. Two of his closest friends in life. Juan priest from notre dame university. His former college roommate, the reverend timothy s. And investigators turned to him to talk about Bob Mcdonnel