In what can only be described as a whirlwind, former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort's trial kicked off with a busy day of jury selection, opening statements, and the first witness -- Bernie Sanders' campaign strategist Tad Devine, who was partners with Manafort in earlier years.
After the jury of six men and six women was seated, opening statements began. Prosecutors opened with this: "A man in this courtroom believed the law did not apply to him."
CNN:
Asonye, who faced jurors, then went on to describe how Paul Manafort made $60 million in Ukraine and he didn't report it to the federal government. He described how Manafort used his own 30 bank accounts in three foreign countries to create sham loans and collect untaxed income he spent on luxury goods, like a $15,000 custom ostrich jacket, a $21,000 watch and cars.
In one piece of evidence that prosecutors will show in court, Manafort refers to a secret foreign bank account as "my account," Asonye said. Manafort and his business associates also lied on several forms sent to his tax preparers, banks and the IRS by signing documents that said the foreign accounts did not exist, he said.
"As the old adage goes, just follow the money," Asonye told the jury. "Paul Manafort orchestrated these crimes."
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