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Manafort's Legal Team Puts Up No Defense

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According to Reuters, defense attorneys for Paul Manafort has rested their case without calling any witnesses. Not even Manafort was called to testify in his federal trial for tax and bank fraud. Instead of putting up a defense, Manafort's legal team filed a motion to dismiss the 18 charges against him. Federal prosecutors rested their case a day before. US District Judge T.S. Ellis rejected the motion, and scheduled closing arguments for August 14th..

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