Bob Mcdonnell corruption trial Jonnie Williams cross examination
RICHMOND, Va. (WUSA9) -- "Former Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell's defense came to a rest Wednesday morning, calling no more witnesses in the federal corruption trial [of] him and his wife, Maureen...Earlier Tuesday, prosecutor Dry also pointed out an inconsistency in the governor's public and private financial philosophies. He showed a video of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell saying ("You can't spend more than you have for any period of time. You go broke.") ... a clip from McDonnell's Aug. 6, 2012 appearance on Sean Hannity, contradicts the fact that Bob and Maureen McDonnell accepted and spent $120,000 in loans from Jonnie Williams. During redirect, defense attorney Henry Asbill pointed out that McDonnell was talking about the state budget ...
Tuesday morning, prosecutor Michael Dry focused on February and March
2012, the months that McDonnell negotiated and eventually secured a
$50,000 loan for his realty company MoBo. In the same months, McDonnell
sent and received emails about Anatabloc research at UVA and VCU and met
with Virginia healthcare leaders.
McDonnell was defiant on the
stand, getting visibly angry at the allegation that his effort to help
Williams get a phone call back from UVA and VCU had anything to do with
the MoBo loan..."
