Mueller plans to call IRS, FBI, FinCen witnesses at Manafort trial
Mueller plans to call IRS, FBI, FinCen witnesses at Manafort trial
By DARREN SAMUELSOHN 07/24/2018 10:25 AM EDT
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors plan to call witnesses from the IRS, FBI and the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network as part of the upcoming trial involving Paul Manafort, one of the lead investigators said in court Tuesday.
The details on which government officials might be asked to testify in the former Donald Trump campaign manager’s July 31 trial on bank and tax fraud charges came as the federal judge presiding in the case outlined some of its broad parameters to potential jurors, including the timeline of the alleged crimes.
U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III on Monday ordered Mueller’s team to produce to the court its full witness list of some 30 people. During Tuesday’s brief session, Ellis said he’d release that list to the public by the end of the week, despite opposition from the special counsel’s office.
Uzo Asonye, a Mueller prosecutor, argued that the government doesn’t typically make public its witness lists ahead of a trial, noting some people might not ultimately be called to testify.
“Yes, I know, but this isn’t a typical case,” Ellis responded.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/24/witness-list-manafort-trial-737109
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