#ManafortTrial has had its share of laughs, if you can believe it. This gem for example: During redirect of Dennis Raico, prosecutor Greg Andres elicited big laughs from the judge and from those in the gallery.
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Asking Raico if Manafort signed a declaration acknowledging it was a federal crime to falsify statements on his loan application, Judge Ellis interrupted.
“Shouldn’t this question be on direct?” Ellis asked.
“Your honor, it was, I forgot,” Andres said.
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“Shouldn’t this question be on direct?” Ellis asked.
“Your honor, it was, I forgot,” Andres said.
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Ellis jokingly says: “Confession is good for the soul.”
Andres didn’t miss a beat.
“My soul is in pretty good shape,” he said, smiling. “At least it should be after this.”
The court erupted in laughter.
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Andres didn’t miss a beat.
“My soul is in pretty good shape,” he said, smiling. “At least it should be after this.”
The court erupted in laughter.
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