The jury began its first day of deliberations in the case against Donald Trump‘s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who is on trial for financial fraud.

On Wednesday, prosecutors told jurors Mr Manafort had lied to keep himself flush with cash for his luxurious lifestyle and then lied some more to procure millions in bank loans when his income dropped off.

In his defence, Mr Manafort’s attorneys told jurors to question the entirety of the prosecution’s case as they sought to tarnish the credibility of Mr Manafort’s longtime protege, and government witness, Rick Gates.

It capped nearly three weeks of testimony in the first courtroom test for special counsel Robert Mueller‘s Russia investigation. The verdict, now in the hands of 12 jurors, will provide a measure of the special counsel’s ability to make charges stick.

While the case does not involve allegations of Russian election interference or possible coordination by the Trump campaign, it has been closely watched by Mr Trump, who has sought to publicly undermine Mr Mueller’s probe through a barrage of attacks on Twitter and through his lawyers.

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Additional reporting by agencies