Manafort Attorney Optimistic: My Client Is ‘Feeling Really Good’

on August 20, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia.
ALEXANDRIA, VA - AUGUST 20: (L-R) Kevin Downing, Richard Westling and Thomas Zehnle, attorneys for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, arrive at the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse for the third day of jur... ALEXANDRIA, VA - AUGUST 20: (L-R) Kevin Downing, Richard Westling and Thomas Zehnle, attorneys for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, arrive at the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse for the third day of jury deliberation in Manafort's trial August 20, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia. Manafort has been charged with bank and tax fraud as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Paul Manafort’s attorney waxed optimistic in chats with reporters on Monday as the jury holds its third day of deliberations in Manafort’s tax fraud case.

“He’s feeling really good,” Kevin Downing told reporters, referring to Manafort, as he made his way into the courthouse Monday morning. Later he told the press “I feel good, Mr. Manafort feels good.” 

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