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Not russia, though russia looms large in the background as it seems to in Everything Else these days. Manaforts being tried in Federal Court in alexandria, virginia. He was, of course, Trumps Campaign chairman, ran the rnc convention. Its the first of two trials for him, and this one hes looking at 18 counts of bank fraud, tax evasion, conspiracy charges in relation to his work for a prorussian party in ukraine before he went to work for the trump campaign. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. This trial is off to a lightning start. So far a jury has been seated. Opening statements have b...

Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. And Donald Trumps name wasnt mentioned today. Robert muellers name wasnt mentioned today. This trial does not have to do with any connection to the 2016 campaign. Nor does rick gates involvement dovetail with what he did in the 2016 campaign, nor his work on the inaugural committee. Its a highly separate trial involving past clients of Paul Manaforts. I think if were reading between the lines, its the prelude to something that is supposed to be bigger. Obviously the prosecutors have a case that theyre br...

Out. i think it was very smart. and it's smart to put a couple witnesses in front and behind gates who are unimpeachable to kind of sandwich him in. and that was a very good start to the day, i think. >> you're also smart to know that this is, after all, story telling. and you've said the same thing about mueller, that this will be a tapestry, a story he will tell when we look back on whatever book gets published, the mueller case writ large, do you think today this trial is the forward? is it chapter one? >> well, i think it's the -- i think it's chapter one. mueller has this huge charge to l...

Them, but is getting the point out. i think it was very smart. and it's smart to put a couple witnesses in front and behind gates who are unimpeachable to kind of sandwich him in. and that was a very good start to the day, i think. >> you are also smart to note that this is, after all, story telling. and you've said the same thing about mueller, that this will be a tapestry, a story he will tell. when we look back on whatever book gets published, the mueller case writ large, do you think today this trial is the forward? is it chapter one? -- is it the foreword? is it chapter one? >> well, i th...

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