Posted on 07/24/2018 8:42:52 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Special counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors reportedly plan to call witnesses from the FBI, IRS and Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network during former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's trial.
Politico reported that one of the lead investigators made the announcement at a pretrial hearing on Tuesday as the judge presiding over the case laid out broad parameters to potential jurors, including a timeline of Manafort's alleged crimes.
On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III ordered Mueller to turn over its full witness list of about 30 people, Politico noted. The news site reports that Ellis said on Tuesday that the list would be made public by the end of the week.
Uzo Asonye, a Mueller prosecutor, reportedly argued on Tuesday that the witness list is not normally disclosed before a trial.
“Yes, I know, but this isn’t a typical case,” Ellis responded.
Ellis on Monday delayed Manafort's trial in Virginia until July 31. It will be the first in Mueller's broad probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
President Trump's former campaign chairman is accused of money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent before he joined Trump's campaign.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
On Monday, Ellis revealed the identities of the five witnesses who were granted immunity to testify against Manafort. The witnesses, each connected to financial institutions, are James Brennan, Donna Duggan, Conor O'Brien, Cindy Laporta and Dennis Raico.
I think it comes from Mueller requesting 30 blank subpoenas. There was a report of that FWIW.
Bear in mind, Mnafort was working with Podesta... so he can’t be a saint.
So Brennan commented crimes he needs immunity from.
Committed.
Trump dumped him for a reason.
Someone said he is not a saint. There are no saints. He is prosecuted for one reason only. To get to the president. Podesta did the same thing!! Where is his indictment. Manafort is a political prisoner. Absolutely .
First question that Manafort’s lawyers MUST ask those granted immunity: “What did you do to need immunity?”, followed by “What has the prosecution offered you for your testimony?”.
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