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Then the judge says "all right. i have reviewed that. in the end, i think the defendant makes a significant argument about materiality but in the end i think materiality is an issue for the jury. they going to decide whether it was material. it's a jury issue. that's true for all the other counts, not just the counts we're discussing which is the bank but the other counts beyond, the tax counts and everything else are all jury issues. they the jury will be instructed and they will have to make a determination. so the motion for judgment of acquittal pursuant to rule 29 is denied." now at this ...

They're going to probably be asked to file five to ten-page memo on the law on this jury issue, which i'm speculating it is. there could be a hearing this afternoon. there could be a hearing tomorrow. all i can say is depending on the severity of the jury poisoning if you will, there could be a mistrial. >> we're going to keep a close eye on that. clint, yesterday, we heard of the firing of peter strzok, which struck us unusual because there had been a recommendation of a suspension and possibly a demotion. his lawyer released a statement saying the decision to fire special agent strzok is not...

>> mr. manafort just rested his case and he did so because he and his legal team believe that the government has not met its burden of proof. thanks, everyone. >> closing arguments are scheduled to begin tomorrow morning but the trial is once again delayed at times today because the judge was talking to the jury. julia ainsley is outside the court for us in alexandria. julia, what happened today? >> reporter: as you can see there, ali, i was walking away with kevin downing, mr mr. manafort's attorney, after he made that statement on camera and i said is there a problem with the jury in this tr...

Prosecutors, but he's toning down what i saw for 20 years. that is how judge ellis rolls. and whether it's a small case or large, you better -- what i want you to do in my courtroom or i'm going to destroy you. i don't use the velvet hammer. he uses a sledgehammer with nails. that's why i have scars. that's who he is. >> yeah. >> and i got to say, if you're going to get a judge in a situation on a jury issue, i got to say judge ellis is probably the best because on that issue, he does not want a mistrial and he's going to do everything in his power to apply the available law to cure that defec...

We've got to get him out of there. it's a lot of back and forth just because a juror might have flipped on the tv at the wrong time. >> chad, you were there. we do know what it is you witnessed. what was it like witnessing it? >> we expected the prosecution to come in and rest their case today. instead we were greeted by a 20-minute huddle between the attorneys and judge ellis. like you say, there wasn't any kind of explanation for why there was a delay. i recessed till the afternoon. we got a couple things to back up what danny was saying. the judge at one point left the courtroom towards the...