There are definite signs of big trouble in the prosecution of Paul Manafort for crimes unrelated to Russia and the Trump campaign.  Yesterday saw the judge in the case, T.S. Ellis, rebuke the prosecution for seeking to incite class envy and jealousy among jurors.  But for its part, the prosecution let slip a shocking revelation: that it may not even call to the stand its star witness against Manafort, his former business partner Rick Gates. Jeff Mordock reports in The Washington Times: The stunning disclosure came as prosecutor Uzo Asonye was questioning an FBI agent about a financial document apparently authored by Mr. Gates.  Judge T.S. Ellis III interrupted the testimony to ask why the agent was discussing the memo and not its supposed author. "He may testify in this case, your honor, he may not," Mr. Asonye said. Journalists and others immediately scrambled out of the courtroom to the report the revelation,...(Read Full Post)