Thread: Mueller releases list of 35 potential witnesses for Manafort trial

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Mueller releases list of 35 potential witnesses for Manafort trial

By Alex Pappas | Fox News

Mueller seeks immunity for witnesses in Manafort trial

Reaction from Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law professor and author of 'The Case Against Impeaching Trump.'


Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team on Friday filed a list of 35 witnesses for former campaign chairman Paul Manafort upcoming trial.

“The United States of America, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby submits its list of potential witnesses,” prosecutors wrote in the filing to U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III.

Among witnesses is Tad Devine, the chief strategist for Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign who also worked for Al Gore and John Kerry’s presidential campaigns in 2000 and 2004. Like Manafort, Devine also did work for Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.

MANAFORT CASE JUDGE REVEALS IMMUNITY DEALS WITH 5 WITNESSES

Former Manafort associate Rick Gates, who has pleaded guilty to charges in Mueller’s probe and is cooperating with investigators, is also listed as a witness.

Five witnesses - James Brennan, Donna Duggan, Conor O’Brien, Cindy Laporta and Dennis Raico – have been granted immunity to testify. All are believed to work for financial institutions.

The full list includes:

1. Hesham Ali
2. Philip Ayliff
3. James Brennan
4. John Day
5. Douglas DeLuca
6. Tad Devine
7. Donna Duggan
8. Darin Evenson
9. Richard Gates
10. Wayne Holland
11. Stephen Jacobson
12. Melinda James
13. Maximillian Katzman,
14. Irfan Kirimca
15. Cindy Laporta
16. Kevin LaPorte,
17. Paula Liss
18. Morgan Magionos
19. Joel Maxwell
20. Amanda Metzler
21. Peggy Miceli
22. Renee Michael
23. Matthew Mikuska
24. Conor O’Brien
25. Daniel Opsut
26. Daniel Rabin
27. Dennis Raico
28. Michael Regolizio,
29. Taryn Rodriguez
30. Gary Seferian
31. Stacey Sullivan
32. Alex Trusko
33. Ronald Wall
34. Heather Washkuhn
35. Michael Welch

Manafort, facing charges of bank and tax fraud related to his work in Ukraine, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

MANAFORT TRIAL COULD REVEAL EMBARASSING DETAILS ABOUT DEM CONSULTANTS

The case against Manafort stems from Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 elections, but prosecutors have indicated the case against Manafort will not explore Russia’s attempted meddling in those elections.

Manafort is also facing charges in a separate federal court case in Washington, including conspiring against the United States, conspiring to launder money, failing to register as an agent of a foreign principal and providing false statements.

The trial in Alexandria, Va., is set to begin Tuesday.

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