I guess the defense never cross examines these witnesses? Because I never see a word reported.
In every trial, time schedule breaks are mostly outside the control of the parties. A judge’s private schedule, a schedule of a juror that a judge wants to accommodate, a juror getting back from a lunch break late, a witness that is late, a witness that goes “dumb” about how long to talk, ad infinitum. Lawyers try to time the breaks to their advantage, but don’t always succeed. I heard a report that cross-ex will begin on Monday. Personally, I think that favors Manafort as the jury will be fresh and the lawyers will have the entire weekend to hone the precise questions they want to ask. They are writing the script this weekend. Of course, it would have been important to lodge an objection or skirmish late on Friday in order to create doubt in the jurors minds over the weekend. The show will begin on Monday. Brace yourself for the fireworks. Just my $0.02.
gwjack