Fugees rapper defends against political conspiracy charges.

Fugees rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel is on trial for his alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar campaign finance and foreign influence case. Michel is accused of funneling money from a Malaysian financier through straw donors to Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign and trying to squelch an investigation into the businessman. Michel's defense attorneys argue that he was trying to reinvent himself in the political arena and did not engage in any unlawful activity. The trial involves charges under two different U.S. presidents and is related to a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfered billions from the Malaysian state investment fund known as 1MDB.