Articles by Jeff Mordock
Jurors in the criminal trial of Paul Manafort wrapped up their first day of deliberations Thursday with a series of questions for the judge, leaving the one-time Trump campaign chairman to wait at least one more day before learning his fate.
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August 16, 2018
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A federal prosecutor Wednesday said former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's luxurious lifestyle was built on lies as the first case to emerge from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation heads to a jury.
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August 15, 2018
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An attorney for Paul Manafort criticized the special counsel's office for "selective prosecution" of the former Trump campaign chairman.
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August 15, 2018
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A federal prosecutor made his closing pitch to jurors in the Paul Manafort trial Wednesday morning, telling them that the one time Trump campaign chairman's financial records, emails and memos were "littered with lies."
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August 15, 2018
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Defense attorneys for Paul Manafort rested their case Tuesday without calling any witnesses or presenting evidence, choosing instead to make their case in closing arguments set for Wednesday morning.
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August 14, 2018
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Prosecutors with special counsel Robert Mueller's office rested their case Monday afternoon in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. But the strategy of Mr. Manafort's attorneys, who are scheduled to present their case Tuesday morning, remains unknown. Defense attorneys have not indicated whether they will present any evidence or call any witnesses.
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August 13, 2018
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A bank executive testified Monday that he had concerns about Paul Manafort application for two mortgages totaling $16 million because he didn't disclose two existing mortgages and they were unable to verify the former Trump campaign manager's income.
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August 13, 2018
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A banker testified Friday that his boss extended risky loans to Paul Manafort because he wanted to earn chits with the Trump campaign, painting a picture of Mr. Manafort financially benefiting from his role with the future president.
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August 10, 2018
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A federal judge granted a request late Thursday from special counsel Robert Mueller's office to keep secret a portion of a private discussion they had at the bench with Paul Manafort's attorneys and the judge during the testimony of Rick Gates.
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August 10, 2018
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The judge overseeing the prosecution of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort opened Thursday's session with an apology of sorts, saying he'd been out of line in blasting the government's lawyers.
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August 9, 2018
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Judge T.S. Ellis III on Thursday said he was "probably wrong" for his earlier dustup with prosecutors from special counsel Robert Mueller's office over the introduction of an expert witness in the financial fraud trial of Paul Manafort.
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August 9, 2018
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Heated arguments between Judge T.S. Ellis III and prosecutors from special counsel Robert Mueller's team overshadowed the financial-fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Wednesday.
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August 8, 2018
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Prosecutors from special counsel Robert Mueller's office and Judge T.S. Ellis III argued Wednesday over the admission of evidence in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
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August 8, 2018
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An attorney for Paul Manafort on Wednesday asked Rick Gates if he had four extramarital affairs between 2010 and 2014, the time he was embezzling from the onetime Trump campaign chairman.
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August 8, 2018
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Rick Gates said Wednesday he and Paul Manafort told the FBI in 2014 about the foreign bank accounts now at the center of Mr. Manafort's criminal trial for financial fraud.
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August 8, 2018
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The long awaited showdown between Paul Manafort and Rick Gates came Tuesday in an Alexandria, Virginia, courtroom as the two former Trump campaign advisers each had his credibility savaged in Mr. Manafort's financial-fraud trial.
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August 7, 2018
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Rick Gates, the star prosecution witness in the fraud and corruption case against former Trump campaign manager and lobbyist Paul Manafort, admitted under cross-examination by the defense Tuesday that he may have submitted improper claims to the committee organizing President Trump's 2017 inauguration -- in addition to his already admitted embezzlement against his and Mr. Manafort's old firm.
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August 7, 2018
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Paul Manafort tried to use his connections to the Trump campaign to reward a banker who'd extended him a major loan, former Manafort business partner Rick Gates testified in court Tuesday.
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August 7, 2018
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Rick Gates testified Tuesday that he faked loan and mortgage documents at the request of his former boss, Paul Manafort.
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August 7, 2018
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Rick Gates said Tuesday he and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort were interviewed by the FBI in 2014 as part of a Ukrainian forfeiture probe.
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August 7, 2018
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