FOX NEWS: Mueller's team slams Manafort's lavish lifestyle, defense points to ex-colleague Gates as fraud trial begins

Mueller's team slams Manafort's lavish lifestyle, defense points to ex-colleague Gates as fraud trial begins



Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's lavish lifestyle was front-and-center during opening arguments in his fraud trial Tuesday afternoon, as prosecutors said he lied to put his money ahead of the law, while defense attorneys -- and even the presiding judge -- reminded jurors that exorbitant wealth, in itself, is not a crime.