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General Category => Trump Legal Investigations => Topic started by: mystery-ak on August 01, 2018, 07:46:07 pm
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Mueller team lectured by judge in Manafort case
By Peter Doocy, Anne Ball | Fox News
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors were lectured by a federal judge on Wednesday for the language they’ve used in the courtroom and more, as the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort entered its second day.
U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III specifically told prosecutors to stop using the word “oligarch†to describe wealthy Ukrainians, whose dealings with Manafort are at the heart of the fraud charges he faces in northern Virginia federal court.
The judge said the term has a “pejorative†meaning and is not relevant in this case. Further, he cautioned that using it could suggest Manafort is associated with bad people – and guilty by association.
“It’s not the American way,†the judge said. He noted that wealthy donors like George Soros or the Koch brothers also could be considered oligarchs.
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/01/mueller-team-lectured-by-judge-in-manafort-case.html (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/01/mueller-team-lectured-by-judge-in-manafort-case.html)
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IOW, "The jury will disregard that last statement".
Uh-huh...
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IOW, "The jury will disregard that last statement".
Uh-huh...
This District Court is known for its sharp judges and no-nonsense approach to trials. They don't like sh*t like this.
The judge will revisit this -- bigly -- in his instructions to the jurors prior to deliberations.
@DCPatriot