[HamiltonJay]

I don’t know, but they may feel so confident that they are okay letting the Jury decide, even with no defense, other than basically offering them closing arguments stating the government didn’t prove its case, you must acquit.

We’ll see how it all plays out, but based on the judges general hostility toward the prosecution that has been reported, I’d say he isn’t too happy with the prosecution either, and likely doesn’t care for his courtroom being used for political theater.

[Political Junkie Too]

Okay, but this thread is based on the assumption that ABC News is a credible source of what the Manafort team is thinking.

I'm suggesting that ABC is either making it up, or misunderstood what they were being told by their legal analysts.

I can't believe that the Manafort team would suggest these thoughts before hearing the judge's ruling on the motion to acquit, because even these thoughts might influence how the judge rules or how the prosecution might react.

I'm willing to bet that this article is psyops on ABC's part.

-PJ