Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What Paul Manafort's expensive wardrobe suggests about him
Paul Manafort’s trial is in day four in Virginia. The former Trump campaign chairman is facing bank and tax fraud charges. The proceeding are full of accounting talk, documents, and bank records.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readPaul Manafort’s trial is in day four in Virginia. The former Trump campaign chairman is facing bank and tax fraud charges. The proceeding are full of accounting talk, documents, and bank records. But it does get juicy -- in the form of a his luxury wardrobe. It includes a $15,000 ostrich jacket, and another coat of python skin.
Jackets included in the government's exhibits admitted into evidence, at the trial of
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, are seen in this
combination image of pictures released from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office
in Washington, DC, U.S. on August 1, 2018.
Courtesy Special Counsel's Office/Handout via REUTERS
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- 9:51What are progressives saying about how Democrats are handling Trump pre-midterms?
- 17:19Have sexual misconduct allegations against Les Moonves changed anything at CBS?
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