Posted on 08/17/2018 12:26:39 PM PDT by jazusamo
The jury in the criminal tax and bank fraud trial against one-time Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort signaled in a note to the judge Friday afternoon they are unlikely to reach a verdict before the weekend.
In a note to Judge T.S. Ellis III, the jury said they would like to finish at 5 p.m. because one of the jurors has an event they would like to attend. Ellis said he will bring the jury back in the courtroom at ten minutes to 5 p.m. to ask what time they would like to reconvene on Monday.
The jury deliberations now in their second day started around 9:40 a.m. Friday.
Kevin Downing, an attorney for Manafort, told The Hill that he sees the note as a signal the jury will not reach a verdict on Friday.
Manafort has been charged with 18 counts of tax and bank fraud, charges that include failing to report overseas accounts.
The jury on Thursday asked Ellis to redefine reasonable doubt and answer additional questions about reporting foreign bank accounts, filing requirements related income, shelf companies and what evidence relates to each charge.
Not guilty ...all 18 counts. My personal prediction only .
Associate billionairre DC lobbyists from his home town, who worked for Ukraine.
If Manafort is acquitted, CNN and MSNBC will declare it a “moral victory” for Mueller.
The trial at the US Courthouse in downtown Washington is scheduled to begin September 17.
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