[HamiltonJay]

Perhaps, but don’t really see what purpose a false report about them putting up a defense or not would serve.....

[Political Junkie Too]

Ratings. Being the first to report a scoop.

Remember in December when ABC's Brian Ross was suspended for erroneously reporting that Flynn was going to testify that Trump ordered him to contact Russian officials during the campaign, and the stock market dropped 350 points as a result?

Remember in May when NBC rushed the report that federal officials wiretapped phone calls between Trump and lawyer Michael Cohen, and then later had to retract that story?

-PJ

[Political Junkie Too]

Okay, I'm retracting my assumption.

Here is a story this morning from the New York Times: Manafort Lawyers Rest Without Calling Witnesses in Fraud Trial.

Excerpt:

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Lawyers for Paul Manafort rested without calling witnesses on Tuesday in their client’s trial on bank and fraud charges, a stark contrast from the prosecution’s case that included testimony from nearly two dozen people and hundreds of documents entered into evidence.

Before they rested, the judge, T.S. Ellis III, denied a motion to acquit Mr. Manafort. Judge Ellis scheduled closing arguments to begin on Wednesday morning.

-PJ