The jury in the perjury trial of longtime Democratic insider Tim Mapes will start its first full day of deliberations Thursday, weighing whether the longtime aide to former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan lied to a federal grand jury.
The jury in the perjury trial of longtime Democratic insider Tim Mapes will start its first full day of deliberations Thursday, weighing whether the longtime aide to former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan lied to a federal grand jury to protect his boss., but sent U.S. District Judge John Kness a note a few minutes later requesting to go home for the day.
In her closing argument Wednesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Julia Schwartz told the jury that Mapes, who had served as Madigan’s chief of staff for more than 25 years, was an insider “who was behind the curtain” of Madigan’s often-secretive political organization, and could have given the grand jury key insight when he testified under a grant of immunity on March 31, 2021.
“If the defendant had been honest, he would have been a star witness,” Schwartz said. “But he did everything he could to obstruct the process … to minimize his participation, to act as if he was clueless.” Saying Mapes could have been a star witness “assumes, without evidence, assumes that Tim Mapes knew whether Madigan and McClain were discussing these topics,” Porter said. “And he didn’t. ... He couldn’t remember what he didn’t know.”Porter also said Mapes had no motive to lie, particularly since Madigan had forced his resignation over harassment and bullying allegations that Mapes had denied.“The government throws out ‘protect the boss’. ...
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