LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Prosecutors on Thursday [8-2-18] pressed their bank and tax fraud case against Paul Manafort, presenting testimony and documents to try to prove U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman deceived his lead bookkeeper and a bank about his finances. On the trial’s third day, the prosecution pivoted away from describing Manafort’s lavish lifestyle, focusing instead on the nitty-gritty details of actions they believe underpin the charges against him of bank fraud, tax fraud and failing to report foreign bank accounts. Prosecutors have attempted to portray Manafort as a tax cheat and a liar who hid much of the $60 million he earned from political work for pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine by stashing it in undisclosed overseas accounts. The trial is taking place in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, outside Washington…Manafort’s lead bookkeeper Heather Washkuhn, who oversaw Manafort’s business and personal holdings, testified that she thought she had complete knowledge of his financial affairs but that she was unaware of his holdings outside of the United States.”
–Nathan Layne, Sarah N. Lynch, “Prosecutors press financial fraud case against Trump ex-aide Manafort,” Reuters, August 2, 2018 3:11 am