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This whole district in alexandria known as the rocket docket and ellis is pushing them to keep the case moving. in this case ellis thinks its a matter of fairness, the manaforts not on trial for being rich. >> putting a pin on that one. appreciate it. joining us, katie benner at the new york times. katie, you have a piece out today looking at the broader effects basically of muellers digging and visibility of the manafort trial, telling you and your colleague lon byibbyists a hunting for advice,...

It gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, provides the most wifi coverage for your home, and lets you control your network with the xfi app. its the ultimate wifi experience. xfinity xfi, simple, easy, awesome. now, to the trial. muellers prosecutors moving fast in day two of paul manaforts trial which is whats generally required in this rocket docket. in fact, the prosecutors say theyre way ahead of schedule on this trial and could rest their case as early as next week. many witnes...

We expect on the stand today among others daniel rayban. the first witness was another democratic political consultant, tad devine, the chief strategist for the democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders. also on the stand, an fbi agent who is expected to go through the nuts and bolts of what the fbi learned. >> the rocket docket. another big day. joining me now, crime and justice reporter shimon prokupecz and former federal prosecutor in new yorks

Courthouse in alexandrialexandr virginia, cnns jessica schneider. so what did we learn today at the trial? >> anderson, we learned a lot. it was only the first day here, but this courtroom is definitely living up to its rocket docket reputation. they managed to whittle down this jury pool of 65 people down to 12 jurors plus four alternates, and then, of course, we heard the fiery opening statements here. in this, prosecutors shed some light on paul manaforts lavish lifestyle, and they did it by ...

Presidents judgment that this is among the people he relied upon for advice, including michael flynn and others in the campaign, none of that will be brought into this trial. i sat through a trial of judge ellis in northern virginia and hes a tough guy. prosecutors are not going to make those arguments about the judgment of the president having manafort around because its not relevant to what theyre trying to prove here. >> absolutely. and there is a reason why alexandria, virginia, is called th...

>> they are. were going to hear from some bookkeepers and accountants. they actually told us today they may be ready to rest their case by next week. this trial is moving must faster than we anticipated, chuck. could be finished in two and a half weeks. >> well, its the rocket docket. thats its nickname, so all of our experts tell us. ken dilanian, thank you, sir. up ahead, president trumps unbelievable florida rally. really. much of what he said last night was not to be believed. >> you know,...

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The trial for the presidents former campaign chair took off at lightning speed yesterday. >> you ne what they call that docket? >> what is th? >> the rocket docket. no, they do. >> with the cross-examination in day one, the jury consists of six men, six women, four alternates. they painted paul manafort as a shrewd liar who felt he was above the law as he hid money to evade taxes while living a lavish lifestyle. he denies 18 counts including bank fraud. the defense in the opening statement city ...

Us, but they dont know, so theyre scrambling and chasing just like we are. >> not always ahead of everyone. mike schmidt and dan goldman, you make me want to bang my head. thank you for starting us off. rocket docket speedyest court of the land the raid on manaforts home. new attacks on the media. audacity of lies. he outpaces his own rate of spreading miss truths. is he the biggest liar to hold the office of the american presidency? i think so. youre headed down the highway when the guy in fr...

In recent weeks. the on boarding of bill shine in a big communications role. z -- i do think that theres an aspect to this which is about john kelly wanting to be able to say publicly that im here until im not here anymore. im in charge of what im in charge of. its not totally clear. many people ive talked to in the west wing dont know exactly what that is. but he has been sidelined to a great degree. this may be president trump feeling like he can keep him around and still do everything he want...