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Theyve essentially stipulated to most of the facts, and i guess their story is going to be that these frauds and the failure to properly fill out tax forms was inadvertent, not intentional, brian. >> ive heard this called a paper case where while it can be on the boring side the feds like a paper case because paper cant get cross examined. having said that where do you think the opportunities are as they go by in realtime for the defense to come back and take jabs? >> i think, brian, on monday a...

You dont get that impression. he is projecting confidence in his blue suit, looking at the jury, participating with his lawyers and seeping like everything is fine. the evidence has been very damning and the defense thus far has been ineffective. they stipulated to most of the facts and i guess their story is going to be these frauds and these failures to fill out tax forms was not intentional. >> i heard them say this is a paper case and further while they can be on the boring side, the feds li...

Recall the government does not have recourse, the government cant appeal an acquittal because of the double jeopardy clause in the constitution. nonetheless, theyre persisting and the evidence is coming in, its very strong to demonstrate the tax counts as well as the bank fraud. >> one thing ive heard you say since the trial was under way, really at the time the indictments were unsealed, is that this is a paper case, so much damning evidence was included in what we already have seen. what is th...

Resentment among the jury is limiting the amount of evidence that the prosecution is being allowed to present in court. it concerns me that the jury may have difficulty understanding the significance of some of the things that are coming in. theres a lot of documents here. today we had the bookkeeper testifying about a lot of documents. and the judge does not allow the prosecution to publish the documents to the jury so they can see it in real time. he says they can read those things later. and ...

This first week of the manafort trial is almost over. if youre donald trump and youre donald trumps lawyer and youre watching whats played out in that courtroom over the course of this week with paul manafort, are you worried as donald trumps lawyer? a, are you worried, and b, if youre worried, what are the things youve seen this week that as donald trumps lawyer you would be most concerned about? >> youve got to be deeply worried. like barb says, its a paper case and you cant cross-examine pape...

Have recourse, the government cant appeal an acquittal because of the double jeopardy clause in the constitution. nonetheless, theyre persisting and the evidence is coming in, its very strong to demonstrate the tax counts as well as the bank fraud. >> one thing ive heard you say since the trial was under way, really at the time the indictments were unsealed, is that this is a paper case, so much damning evidence was included in what we already have seen. what is the importance of the bookkeepers...

Fueled not by rage, but by panic because more and more facts are coming out. you know, mueller has been very tightly sealed and we havent heard a lot. but recently more is coming out through cohen and through the manafort trial, et cetera. and i think its throwing trump into a panic. >> i think youre donald trump, youre sitting around hearing all this in the manafort case, a paper case. the guy has so much on paper that the case is very strong. youre trump, youre starting to realize even if you ...

Presumably reporters who would report back this statement. if you think about it they very well may not decide to call in rick gates. the case is coming in very well. its primarily a paper case, which if youre a prosecutor is a dream. paper doesnt lie or forget or admit to biases. if you can prove your case, you may not need a live witness who can go sideways in a lot of ways. sounds like theyre playing it in a lot of ways and may end up not calling rick gates if they dont need to and presents p...

Whether or not a message has been sent back. weve heard about back channels the administration likes to have. we dont know if theres a pardon deal on the table or if thats been mentioned. at this point, i feel like he keeps his mouth shut and moves forward. this is a paper case. it will be easy to prove. i expect hes going to be convicted of it, and at the end of the day, hes looking at a long time in jail if, in fact, trump doesnt come in and give him a pardon? . >> are you insinuating theres f...

Been sent back. weve heard about back channels the administration likes to have. we dont know if theres a pardon deal on the table or if thats been mentioned. at this point, i feel like he keeps his mouth shut and moves forward. this is a paper case. it will be easy to prove. i expect hes going to be convicted of it, and at the end of the day, hes looking at a long time in jail if, in fact, trump doesnt come in and give him a pardon? . >> are you insinuating theres fear about -- you said he was ...