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hlthe2b

(102,379 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:01 PM Mar 2019

Judge Amy Berman Jackson is watching and I'd bet Manafort is going to actually face justice in DC

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Judge Amy Berman Jackson is watching and I'd bet Manafort is going to actually face justice in DC (Original Post) hlthe2b Mar 2019 OP

I certainly hope so.... Pachamama Mar 2019 #1

K and R emulatorloo Mar 2019 #2

This judge is despicable. gademocrat7 Mar 2019 #3

Judge Ellis Was a Reagan Appointee dlk Mar 2019 #4

But jeesh, why is he unamerican? lostnfound Mar 2019 #7

Ellis was terrible during the trial FrankBooth Mar 2019 #5

I don't know what you mean by "justice". former9thward Mar 2019 #6

Preet Bharara and Renato Mariotti think it will be consecutive. Qutzupalotl Mar 2019 #8

I'm not so sure. Judge Jackson has not (unlike the E. VA Fed Judge) shown contempt for prosecution hlthe2b Mar 2019 #9

You[re right on. COLGATE4 Mar 2019 #10

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)

1. I certainly hope so....

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:03 PM

Mar 2019

This sentencing is disgusting...

emulatorloo

(44,187 posts)

2. K and R

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:03 PM

Mar 2019

This is ridiculous:

Link to tweet

gademocrat7

(10,672 posts)

3. This judge is despicable.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:04 PM

Mar 2019

dlk

(11,578 posts)

4. Judge Ellis Was a Reagan Appointee

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:08 PM

Mar 2019

A good lesson in why elections have long term consequences.

lostnfound

(16,191 posts)

7. But jeesh, why is he unamerican?

Reply to dlk (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:12 PM

Mar 2019

Okay it was pretty UnAmerican to sell arms to the Iranians and arm the contras.
But still. Ronnie was a flag waver who pretended not to like walls.

FrankBooth

(1,607 posts)

5. Ellis was terrible during the trial

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:09 PM

Mar 2019

But I'm still surprised. That's 5.8 months per felony.

former9thward

(32,082 posts)

6. I don't know what you mean by "justice".

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:10 PM

Mar 2019

Manafort will be sentenced to about 3 years in DC and it will be concurrent with the sentence today. My bet.

Qutzupalotl

(14,334 posts)

8. Preet Bharara and Renato Mariotti think it will be consecutive.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:25 PM

Mar 2019

hlthe2b

(102,379 posts)

9. I'm not so sure. Judge Jackson has not (unlike the E. VA Fed Judge) shown contempt for prosecution

Reply to former9thward (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:32 PM

Mar 2019

and the law. She can certainly give a consecutive sentence of up to 10 years and she has the ammo if she wants to.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

10. You[re right on.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 09:47 PM

Mar 2019

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