ALEXANDRIA, Va. —The federal judge presiding over Paul Manafort’s trial told lawyers Friday he is “optimistic” the case might conclude soon.

U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis’s remarks came as the 12-member jury began their second day of deliberations in Manafort’s bank and tax fraud trial.

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