I missed that.

Everything I read (it might not have been here, though) said that Judge Ellis is always hard on the side that he thinks he will rule for.

And JBerryhill is correct.

To find it try doing an advanced search using Manafort as a keyword. Might have been about three months ago.

How about you pay attention to what goes on at DU:


https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210579242

And then there's U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis attacking Mueller sounding like Sean Hannity. An old psychopath weasel who never had a problem with prosecutors throwing the book at poor folk.


https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210577321

Call on Manafort Trial Judge to Recuse Himself
This is absolutely inappropriate and should grounds to demand that Judge Ellis recuse himself from this case. The statements are so obviously blatant and biased that the only reason they do not come as surprise is exactly because we are living in the Trump era. This is an absolute shame, and his behavior is a mockery of the oath he was supposed to have taken as a judge. Something needs to be done about this pronto.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210576918

Come November if we still have elections, perhaps an investigation of this assclown will be in order.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10576935

This guy has been compromised

He's either in deep some how, some way, or is a god damned idiot. My money's on both.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2053250

The intentions of this judge are clear and just another case why there should never be lifetime appointments.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10576233

Another politician in a robe following gis orders

If dems take congress maybe they should think about eliminating courts with republican judges


You want more?

There was a mass freakout after that hearing and DUers called this judge every name in the book.

There are always those who talk a game about the "rule of law", but are more interested in tearing it down.

The media reports from that day painted the story completely wrong, like the judge yelled at the prosecutors and they were losing, etc. Even Trump fell for it!

Jeberryhill attempted to bring some experienced sanity into the discussion

And he was right. This sort of thing is what makes DU rock

you have the exceptional strength of character to keep from gloating.

He's dotting the I's and crossing the T's so there won't be any questions later on.

that some people just couldn't bring themselves to trust.

Maybe this will serve as a reminder that DU has members that actually know things, rather than just react to things and while there is a place and time when venting makes sense, it also is a good idea for folks to stop and listen occasionally.

Stop, listen, read things thru, try to understand

Not just occasionally, all the time

There are times that I hear the news but I’m not sure what to think, like the Supreme Court ruling yesterday, so I come to DU to get educated. Through the years I’ve gotten very valuable knowledge that has impacted my life deeply.

And the cherry on top of it all is the wonderful humor that permeates DU.

The DC opinion was well written and the Virginia judge would have a hard time distinguishing that opinion

He decries the Special Counsel investigation as inserting partisanship into the process when, in fact, the Special Counsel was selected specifically to avoid partisanship that would be inherent if the investigation was left in the hands of the DOJ of the administration that allegedly benefitted from (and possibly was a participant in) the election interference being investigated.

And a "bipartisan" commission is a singularly bad idea. By its very nature it blesses a partisan approach, with each side reaching their own conclusions as to whether there is probable cause that crimes have been committed and then leaving the decision as to whether to proceed in the hands of the DOJ that is going to be associated with one of the parties.

I know that judges sometimes like to get on a soapbox, but this was a major swing and a miss.

“Although this case will continue, those involved should be sensitive to the danger unleashed when political disagreements are transformed into partisan prosecutions,” the judge wrote.

That probably means any deal with Mueller will have to include Federal Witness Protection.