Paul Manafort judge admits he erred when he scolded federal prosecutors

[mystery-ak]

Paul Manafort judge admits he erred when he scolded federal prosecutors
by Melissa Quinn
 | August 09, 2018 11:28 AM



U.S. District Judge T. S. Ellis III acknowledged Thursday that he may have been incorrect when he scolded federal prosecutors a day earlier for allowing an expert witness to remain in the courtroom for the duration of proceedings during Paul Manafort’s trial.

On Wednesday, Ellis chided prosecutor Uzo Asonye after Michael Welch, a revenue agent with the IRS, said he had watched the trial from inside the courtroom.

Asonye said Ellis had allowed the expert witness to stay and said he would check the transcript to confirm. Ellis replied that he didn’t care what the transcript said and typically does not allow any witnesses to stay in the room.

But after the 12-member jury entered the courtroom Thursday, Ellis acknowledged he “may well have been wrong.”

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[Frank Cannon]

Big deal. This doesn't effect anything.

[skeeter]

Big deal. This doesn't effect anything.

But it does reflect well on Ellis' integrity.

A quality harder & harder to find among the judiciary, let alone among government bureaucrats.