President Donald Trump continued to rage over Robert Mueller even as the special counsel’s team took center stage in a Virginia courtroom, painting Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort as not just a big spender but a tax cheat and liar who deceived banks to get loans to fund a life of luxury.
While the judge sought to rein in prosecutors’ descriptions of Manafort’s spending habits, they still managed to regale the jury with tales of a $15,000 ostrich jacket and $2.2 million spent in home-entertainment systems. Manafort’s bookkeeper and accountant testified, backing up the case that he lied to the Internal Revenue Service and banks, leaving the defense to argue he wouldn’t have kept so much evidence around if he was trying to break the law.
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