Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort is on trial. Charges predate the Trump Campaign but could have ramifications for the campaign if he is convicted and could face up to 10 years. Lets take a look at some evidence presented by the Special Counsel against Paul Manafort. Case stands on two basic legs. One that manafort Made Tens Of Millions working for ukrainian politicians and russian oligarchs that he never paid taxes on and two that he took out fraudulent loans from u. S. Banks. Manafort spent upward of there is 14 million to buy several properties in alexandria, virginia, landscaping, housekeeping and Home Improvements done to boost the value of the homes. Then allegedly inflated his worth on loan applications like this one, taking out even more money. As the Specialty Counsel put it, he created cash out of thin air. He spent more than 1. 4 million at Clothing Stores in new york and and beverly hills. T
The days biggest political and news stories, with interviews and reporting from around the nation. Why would the American People believe what youre saying about the fbi when the president says that the investigation on the Special Counsel is a hoax, and the Press Secretary yesterday said there was a lot of corruption within the fbi, do you have any respondent to those statements coming from the white house . Well, i can assure the American People that the men and women of the fbi, starting from the director all the way on down are going to follow our oaths and do our jobs. That wasnt an answer to the question asked. The fbi director sidestepping the question about trumps attacks on the mueller probe, attacks that have been escalating as the pressure appears to escalate. The Manafort Trial is under way. Reports indicating a trump mueller interview is looking more likely. Well get to all of that tonight. Start with the warning from trumps very own intelligence officials, a warning that l
flags, aruna, what will you be looking out for when the trial resumes? we re definitely going to be watching for any more jury notes that come in and, like we just heard, it s 18 counts. it is a lot of documents for them to go through. i think it s a little bit hard to read too much into the fact they re still out, but any sign they give us in terms of the questions they ask will be meaningful, i think. this is just the first step, right? paul manafort s second trial is expected to begin next month in federal court. do you think the verdict of this trial will have any effect on that? we ll see. i would imagine, you know, if it goes totally in favor of prosecutors, it might give mr. manafort cause for concern in terms of going through with the second trial. if he ends up with a hung jury or an acquittal, it might give him a little more momentum to fight the second case. glenn, i want to talk about paul manafort as a curious character. we ve learned a lot of details about his exc
thing. i like clothes. and this, an $18,500 python coat. jurors have seen a few photos, not many. prosecutors want to show them things like manafort s closet, his pool house, and a flower bed in the shape of an m at his house in the hamptons. the judge is pushing back, saying it besmirches the defendant and would engender some against rich people. that s right, he had a coat made from an ostrich, which explains the state s first witness. and is the man who did this to you in the courtroom? can you point him out? all right, with me now, tim o brien, executive editor of bloomberg view and author of trump nation. and the how manafort is acting in court.