In the courtroom testimony on Monday, the prosecutors elicited testimony from Mr. Gates and from one of Mr. Manafort’s accountants that tied Mr. Manafort more closely to Russia. The accountant, Cynthia Laporta, testified that in 2006, Mr. Manafort received a $10 million loan from Oleg V. Deripaska, a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. She said she saw no evidence it was ever repaid.
And Mr. Gates testified that Konstantin V. Kilimnik, a Russian citizen who prosecutors claim is tied to Russian intelligence, had signatory authority over some of Mr. Manafort’s hidden accounts in Cyprus.
The political overtones of some of the testimony created a flash point in tensions between Judge Ellis and Greg D. Andres, the lead prosecutor, that have been simmering since the trial opened last Tuesday. When Mr. Andres tried to describe Mr. Manafort’s political patrons in Ukraine — pro-Russia oligarchs who control entire industries — the judge urged him, as he has on a daily basis, to “go to the heart of the matter.”
“We have been at the heart of the matter,” Mr. Andres replied.
(ex-Quasis)
You say pergola, I say pagoda. There are many farts from the lips of the arse.
And Mr. Gates testified that Konstantin V. Kilimnik, a Russian citizen who prosecutors claim is tied to Russian intelligence, had signatory authority over some of Mr. Manafort’s hidden accounts in Cyprus.
The political overtones of some of the testimony created a flash point in tensions between Judge Ellis and Greg D. Andres, the lead prosecutor, that have been simmering since the trial opened last Tuesday. When Mr. Andres tried to describe Mr. Manafort’s political patrons in Ukraine — pro-Russia oligarchs who control entire industries — the judge urged him, as he has on a daily basis, to “go to the heart of the matter.”
“We have been at the heart of the matter,” Mr. Andres replied.
(ex-Quasis)
You say pergola, I say pagoda. There are many farts from the lips of the arse.
