Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has submitted a list of more than 500 items it possibly couple introduce during trial as it prepares for the case against Paul Manafort.
To make its case that Manafort committed bank and tax fraud, the lead Russia investigator signaled his intention to share with a Northern Virginia jury photographs of a putting green at the longtime GOP operative’s Long Island home, New York Yankees season-ticket licensing agreements and reams of material related to Manafort’s lobbying work on behalf of the pro-Kremlin Ukrainian government.
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As the July 25 trial start date approaches, Mueller’s prosecutors’ list of exhibits also includes photographs of all the Manafort properties at the center of his alleged crimes, including in Arlington, Virginia, and in New York City, Brooklyn and Bridgehampton, New York. The special counsel’s prosecutors also have photographs and documents detailing Manafort’s purchase of high-end clothing, oriental rugs and both a Mercedes-Benz and Land Rover.
Mueller’s case against Manafort does not deal directly with the core of his investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. But the special counsel has jurisdiction to pursue crimes that he finds in the course of his probe, and that has included Manafort’s extensive lobbying work on behalf of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Among the documents Mueller’s prosecutors say they may use at the trial: a series of memos Manafort wrote for Yanukovych, as well as emails Manafort exchanged with one of his partners, longtime Democratic consultant Tad Devine, during the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election.
Mueller also plans to present during the trial more than a dozen documents involving Rick Gates, the former Trump campaign deputy who was originally charged in the Manafort indictment but who went on to plead guilty in exchange for his cooperation against his longtime business partner.
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Potential jurors for the Manafort trial are expected to arrive at the Alexandria courthouse next Tuesday, with jury selection set to begin Wednesday. However, the start date of the trial remains uncertain because a defense motion to delay the trial by several months remains unresolved.
Mueller lists pic of putting green, Yankees tickets as possible Manafort trial evidence (Politico)