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The Truth Is Here

(354 posts)
2. The judge's a dick.
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:55 PM
Mar 2019

That's all I have to say.

After he's released from prison in a year and 2 months, he'll still have a lifetime of judicial matters to take care of, both federal and state, after being a guest of the state for another 20 or so years.

Chin music

(23,002 posts)
6. Judge Berman just let Stone off wo punishment for two highly contemptuous offenses.
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 09:08 PM
Mar 2019

I hope we aren't disappointed again next week. But then, trump will have made it yet ANOTHER week won't he have? And we are paying the bills for he and his crooked family. I'm not too confident, but, what else can we do but just be fussy and outraged? This has been the longest 'presidency' of my life.(already)

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,869 posts)
7. The Stone situation is much different. The judge is being smart, not lenient.
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 09:13 PM
Mar 2019

She doesn't want to give Stone any opportunity to argue that his First Amendment rights are being infringed or that he is being unfairly deprived of his ability to prepare for his trial. He's been ordered to explain by Monday why he didn't reveal the publication of his book or the posting of the Instagram image, and he might still wind up in jail pending trial. But the judge isn't about to fall into a trap that would let Stone argue for her recusal.

wishstar

(5,271 posts)
10. Judge Ellis' "lots of good things" Manafort has done must refer to helping get Repubs elected
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 09:29 PM
Mar 2019

Working to help put Repubs in WH is really all that matters to many Repubs, not how much corruption is involved.

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