Aug 17 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: Trump threatens to revoke more security clearances In our news wrap Friday, President Trump warned he might continue to revoke security clearances. In his sights is Bruce Ohr, a current official at the U.S. Department of Justice. Ohr had contacts with the former British agent who compiled… Continue watching
Aug 16 Jury submits note with 4 questions to Manafort judge By Associated Press The questions came as the jury in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort began deliberations Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 5:30 How lawyers summed up the Paul Manafort trial in closing arguments The trial against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was filled with detailed accounting records and a star witness whose credibility is in question. Prosecutors argue documents prove that Manafort willfully committed bank and tax fraud. The defense never called… Continue watching
Aug 15 ‘Manafort and his lies’ are at the heart of the case, prosecution argues in closing arguments By Chad Day, Matthew Barakat, Stephen Braun, Associated Press In the closing arguments for Paul Manafort's financial fraud trial Wednesday morning, prosecutors took jurors through a rundown of the 18 charges filed against him, highlighting evidence of falsified paperwork used to obtain bank loans. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Prosecution rests in Paul Manafort bank and tax fraud case In our news wrap Monday, the prosecution rested its case against former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort. Also, Peter Strzok, the FBI agent singled out for sending anti-Trump text messages, has been fired. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: Collins indicted for insider trading, criminal cover-up In our news wrap Wednesday, New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins and his son are under indictment for alleged insider trading. Prosecutors say his son dumped stock in a pharmaceutical company after Collins alerted him that an experimental drug had… Continue watching
Aug 08 Rick Gates says former boss Paul Manafort told him to be truthful to FBI By Chad Day, Matthew Barakat, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The star witness in Paul Manafort's financial fraud trial says the former Trump campaign chairman told him to be truthful about offshore shell companies and bank accounts during a 2014 interview with the FBI. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 8:00 As Rick Gates details Manafort’s alleged financial crimes, defense tries to erode his credibility Rick Gates, the key witness in the trial of President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, took the stand again Tuesday to face tough questions from Manafort’s legal team. As Gates offered detailed testimony about Manafort's alleged financial crimes, the… Continue watching
Aug 07 Rick Gates says he and former boss Paul Manafort disguised foreign income as loans By Eric Tucker, Matthew Barakat, Chad Day, Associated Press Longtime Manafort deputy Rick Gates returns to the witness stand in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Continue reading
Aug 06 In Manafort trial testimony, Rick Gates tells jurors he embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars By Chad Day, Matthew Barakat, Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The government’s star witness in the financial fraud trial of Paul Manafort testified Monday that he embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the former Trump campaign chairman — and told jurors he and Manafort committed… Continue reading