LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The jury in the trial of former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort did not reach a verdict after its first full day of deliberations. Just before 5 p.m. ET, jurors sent a note to Judge T.S. Ellis with four questions, including one asking him if he could ‘redefine’ for them the meaning of ‘reasonable doubt,’ the legal threshold for acquitting a defendant. Ellis responded that the prosecutors had to prove their case not ‘beyond possible doubt,’ but beyond ‘doubt based on reason.’ Jurors also asked questions related to Manafort’s tax filing and foreign bank account disclosure charges, including when a person is required to file a foreign banking disclosure, and the definition of ‘shelf’ companies. Ellis instructed them to rely on their ‘collective recollection’ and gave no additional explanation. Jurors began deliberations Thursday [8-16-18] morning. Manafort is facing 18 counts of tax evasion, bank fraud and hiding foreign bank accounts brought by special counsel Robert Mueller as part of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The jury will return at 9:30 a.m. Friday [8-17-18].”
–Katelyn Polantz, Dan Berman, Marshall Cohen, Liz Stark and Kara Scannell, “Manafort jury ends first day of deliberations without a verdict,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, August 16, 2018 6:43 pm