"All of these charges boil down to one simple issue: that Paul Manafort lied," Asonye said. Following opening statements, Tad Devine, the Democratic political consultant who worked with Manafort in Ukraine, took the stand as the first witness called in the case. Manafort reacted differently to the prosecutors' opening statements than to those of his own attorney. As he started delivering his opening statement, Asonye earned a rebuke from Judge T.S. First witness takes the standIn his testimony, Devine described the organization of Manafort's foreign political consulting operation and how it included Manafort, Gates and Konstantin Kilimnik.

Source: CNN July 31, 2018 14:16 UTC