Paul Manafort is shown in a court room sketch as he sits in federal court on the opening day of his trial on bank and tax fraud charges in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. on July 31, 2018. Bill Hennessy/Reuters
The judge presiding over the trial of Paul Manafort lectured prosecutors from special counsel Mueller’s team on August 1 for drawing undue focus on Manafort’s lavish lifestyle.
Manafort, 69, is charged with tax fraud, bank fraud and failing to report foreign bank accounts. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
