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Particular point that have already been read to the jury which occurred yesterday. so in this case, the judge re-read the instruction on signatory -- or signature authorization and to be a signatory and it is an incredibly complicated highly legal, legalized instruction that as i sat there listening to it, even i who know what it is and have heard it before struggled to really follow all of it as the judge is rapidly going through it. so it is very unlikely the jury got much out of that today. >...

So in this case, the judge re-read the instruction on signatory -- or signature authorization and to be a signatory and it is an incredibly complicated highly legal, legalized instruction that as i sat there listening to it, even i who know what it is and have heard it before struggled to really follow all of it as the judge is rapidly going through it. so it is very unlikely the jury got much out of that today. >> well, there is one passage in it that makes it very clear, but its in a long inst...

Probably more so with a jury that is being thorough and methodical. it was four questions at the end of the day. it strikes me as likely that they collected them as they went forward and continued to work hard and gave them to the judge at the end of the day so they will have the four answers for tomorrow. it doesnt indicate a jury that is getting stuck with stuff. it indicates a jury that is being technically precise. the reasonable doubt request is probably the most likely and more common requ...

Probably more so with a jury that is being thorough and methodical. it was four questions at the end of the day. it strikes me as likely that they collected them as they went forward and continued to work hard and gave them to the judge at the end of the day so they will have the four answers for tomorrow. it doesnt indicate a jury that is getting stuck with stuff. it indicates a jury that is being technically precise. the reasonable doubt request is probably the most likely and more common requ...

The security officer came in and went out with a piece of paper. one of the questions relates to the requirements to file notice that manafort had foreign bank accounts. they had specific questions related to the elements of that charge. they asked what is required for manafort. they asked the judge for a definition of reasonable doubt. and then another question they wanted help indexing the exhibits to the indictments. the judge told the jury that they had to rely on their recollection for all ...

Even when they are not adprgree but they still have to take some time and go back. i am going to go with a friday verdict. >> something interesting first for me when he was giving his instructions. i am going to give you a copy of this and you can take your instruction back to the jury room. he gave it orally and now their only amendment to rewind is to listen it again to his audio recording of his instruction to the jury. this is kind of ellis being ellis. we have seen his permsonality a a judg...

Overtly worry over this issue and keep going back to this issue of staying away from the media, that made it very striking today on closing arguments day, when the judge at one point, started referencing himself, what the media coverage of this trial has been like. oh, really? how do you know? discussing in court today whether or not the jury would get a specific instruction about manaforts loans from the bank in chicago where he offered the ceo of the bank a job running the u.s. army, theyre di...

Speech. >> while all this was going on the jury in the the rifle paul manafort now set to reconvene this morning in just a few hours to begin deliberations after the prosecutors and defense both rested their cases yesterday presenting closing arguments. jurors were dismissed yesterday evening after two hours of instruction from judge ellis. the judge reminded jurors the o prove anything. manafort has pleaded not guilty. in their closing arguments yesterday prosecutors told the jury that manafort...

This and you can take your instruction back to the jury room. he gave it orally and now their only amendment to rewind is to listen it again to his audio recording of his instruction to the jury. this is kind of ellis being ellis. we have seen his personality as a judge coming out of this case. he made a point of saying i am not going to send back a sheet of paper where you can refer back to throughout when you are making these decisions. it was closer to an hour and 50 minutes today so they hav...

Think less favorably of the republican party, while 16% think more favorably of the gop. the poll also finds 58% of americans oppose president trumps proposed border wall with mexico, while 38% support it. the jury in the trial of paul manafort is set to reconvene in just a few hours to begin deliberations after prosecutors and the defense presented their closing arguments. jurors were dismissed yesterday evening after nearly two hours of instruction from judge ellis. the judge reminded jurors...