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Prosecutors, Defense To Offer Closing Arguments In Paul Manafort Fraud Trial

Jurors are set to hear concluding statements following testimony by more than two dozen witnesses. Then it's their time to deliberate.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys are set to present their closing arguments to the jury on Wednesday in the case of Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

The statements cap a 12-day trial at the federal

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