Before the Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday, January 22, Louis Aliot struggled to prove that Laurent Salles, whom he had hired as a parliamentary assistant at the European Parliament, had done work for him.

During her second day of questioning in court, far-right leader Marine Le Pen cautiously said she was 'willing to acknowledge' that an offense may have been committed.

Before the Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday, January 22, Louis Aliot struggled to prove that Laurent Salles, whom he had hired as a parliamentary assistant at the European…