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Long shot bet that if they had an in, if they could get donald trump through the nomination, get him through the convention, maybe pull off a long shot victory, that this would be the hail mary that would save the business. that this would be the golden ticket, if you were the campaign chairman for a long shot republican president and he won, you were set for life. all your bills would be paid, your debts would be paid off. you would be through. and of course paul manafort did get donald trump through the very long but his problems in ukraine, his financial irregularities caught up with him be...

Takes a break. >> the clinton administration tried to do that but it didn't prove to be fruitful in the end. thank you very much, laura, alex and amber. the so-called rocket docket is living up to its name. paul manafort's trial will resume day three. what we're learning about his luxurious life-style and how he paid for it and will his former deputy take the stands? plus thanks and see you soon. on the same reports we ear getting word that north korea is working on a new missile, the president sends a late night tweet praising kim jong-un's kind actions for the remains that were returned. ...

Intervening and inserting himself into the questioning and making sure it's an expeditious proceeding is trying to tell him why are you asking those questions? if you call rick gates it will be irrelevant and the prosecutor has every right to build his case the way he sees fit and not hinge his case on one witness. the other reason is now after opening statements the prosecution is well aware of the defense's strategy. that they're going to do a he said/he said game and rely on the jury believing that the person who is the informant, the cooperator for the government is not a credible person s...

Don't know how with you prove it. the prosecutor knows his case better than you do. they will decide what witnesses to put on. the court doesn't decide. i can say that as a commentary but difficult to say that as a judge in his own courtroom. you have to live with him he has that discretion. this one likes to make a lot of comments, editorial comments about the case. as long as those editorials are not made in the presence of the jury, it's essentially harmless. >> dana: this is day three. i read that the government has said that it is possible they could wrap up their case by middle of next w...

Of closets full of suit. he spent a million dollars on cost om suits and $3 million on regular vags renovations in the hampton's homes. judge excluded them and prosecution said he was wrong. this morning judge ellis rebutted that and said we're not going to show these pictures, it besomewhere muches the defendant and we're not going to do it. the last -- most recent witness said that manafort spend $2.2 million over four years on television a.v. internet services at his various homes in palm beach and hamptons and new york, $2.2 million, most transferred from kbroefr sovers. >> is part of the ...