Manafort Trial Heads to Closing Arguments

Closing arguments are set to take place Wednesday in the tax and bank fraud trial of U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The prosecution and defense will each sum up their side of the case in front of the jury before the 12-person panel begins deliberations on Manafort's guilt or innocence. Manafort's lawyers rested their case Tuesday without calling any witnesses or having him testify. If convicted, he faces a lengthy prison sentence....

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