in that e-mail, trfrt says to rick gate, rick, we need to discuss steve calk for secretary of the bank. paul, steve cauk was the bank ceo whose little bank in chicago gave giant loans to paul manafort between election day and inauguration day. we learned during the course of manafort's trial that those loans were actually the biggest loans forever made by this little bank and the bank has apparently lost nearly 12 million on those loans thus far. steve calk reportedly overruled overt objections from other people who worked at the bank opposed to giving manafort these loans but calk was the bank ceo and major shareholder and he intervened personally to make sure manafort would get account money. that game up while gates was on the stand. he was saying we have to consider this guy for secretary of the army. now we've got this. this is also from the trial. more evidence introduced by the prosecution. this is another e-mail exchange involving paul manafort. it's also right after the election. a few days after the e-mail to rick gates. november 30th, 2016. and this piece of evidence showses

to paul manafort from steve calk. date november 15, right after the election. subject. stephen m. r secretary of the army. hello, paul. will you please review the attached document prepared at your request and advise what changes and improvements i should make. my goal is to ensure you or my designated prosper -- huh -- has all of the information they need to have me successfully chosen by the president-elect. my designated prosper. i look forward to your response, steve. he then attaches to that e-mail what he says are his qualifications to be the next secretary of the army, including his passion, also his loyalty to donald trump. he then attaches his resume and a nice professional head shot, but then here, look at the last page. prospective roles in the trump administration, in rank order. secretary of the army. deputy secretary of the treasury. secretary of commerce, secretary of hud, deputy secretary of defense, undersecretary of the treasury for housing. deputy secretary of commerce. do not call the man inflexible. he also took liberty of listing out his preferred ambassadorsh

prosecutors allege that paul manafort promised the ceo of that bank, a man named steve calk, a job in trump administration for those $16 million in loans. we thought that exhibit 452 might have something to do with spelling that out. now we have exhibit 452. as of tonight. it does not disappoint. all right. it's an e-mail. to paul manafort from steven calk. date november 15, right after the election. subject. stephen m. calk. will you please advise what changes is that improvements should i make. my goal is to ensure you or my designated prosper, huh? has all the information they need to have me successfully chosen by the president-elect. my designated prosper. i look forward to your response. he then taxes to that e-mail what he says are his qualifications to be the next secretary of the army including his passion, also his loyalty to donald trump. he then attaches his resume in a nice professional head shot. then look at the last page. perspective roles in rank order. secretary of the earl. deputy secretary of the treasure riflt secretary of commerce, secretary of hud, deputy secret