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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Aug 16, 2018, 10:45 AM Aug 2018

Manafort trial Day 13: Jury deliberations begin

Source: Politico

The former Trump campaign chairman has pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of tax and bank fraud.

By DARREN SAMUELSOHN, JOSH GERSTEIN and KYLE CHENEY 08/16/2018 10:18 AM EDT

Jurors began deliberating Thursday in Paul Manafort’s trial on bank- and tax-fraud charges, but the possible timing of a verdict remains unknown.

U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III sent the 12-person jury off with a lengthy list of instructions on how they are to weigh reams of evidence and testimony delivered by special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors and the former Trump campaign chairman’s lawyers over the course of the two-plus week trial in Alexandria, Virginia.

“You may deliberate as long or as little as you like,” Ellis told the jurors before he officially impaneled them. “How long you deliberate is entirely up to you.”

The jurors requested they hold their deliberations in the more spacious work area where they’ve been taking their lunch breaks over the course of the Manafort trial. Ellis signaled he would allow the change of venue because the normal jury room would be overcrowded.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/16/paul-manafort-trial-verdict-latest-updates-779660

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Manafort trial Day 13: Jury deliberations begin (Original Post) DonViejo Aug 2018 OP

I think if they don't find him guilty Mr.Bill Aug 2018 #1

I disagree NastyRiffraff Aug 2018 #2

I hope you are right. Mr.Bill Aug 2018 #4

True, a rogue juror is a possibility in every trial NastyRiffraff Aug 2018 #5

IF guilty, is the judge bound by minimum sentence guidelines? 3Hotdogs Aug 2018 #3

They've got the body, the smoking gun, tavernier Aug 2018 #6

May their decision be swift. ffr Aug 2018 #7

So...If found guilty, absyntheminded Aug 2018 #8

Mr.Bill

(24,300 posts)

1. I think if they don't find him guilty

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2018, 11:06 AM

Aug 2018

by the weekend, we've got a hung jury here.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)

2. I disagree

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 16, 2018, 11:22 AM

Aug 2018

I'd be very surprised if there were a verdict before the middle of next week. It's a complex case with 18 counts, and a pile of documents. All I've heard of this jury is that they listened carefully to testimony; I think that means they'll go over the documents just as carefully.