RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge ruled mostly in favor of prosecutors Wednesday on several pre-trial motions filed ahead of the corruption trial for former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen.
Judge James R. Spencer denied the McDonnells’ request to allow expert witnesses to testify that the prosecution’s star witness will reap substantial benefits from the government’s requested suspension of evidence-gathering in two unrelated civil cases. The judge also denied motions made by the McDonnells’ lawyers to bar certain evidence from trial, including financial disclosure forms the governor filed when in office and statements Maureen McDonnell made to law enforcement officials during an interview.
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