Manafort judge issues mea culpa, but is the damage done?

Judge Ellis has been receiving negative coverage in the past few days for being too harsh on the prosecution and being out of place in ways that might influence the jury. Yesterday he lashed out at the prosecution because a witness who was called had been observing the whole trial from the courtroom, despite the fact that he had previously approved the witness being allowed to remain in the court room.

That prompted the Special Counsel's office to file a motion with the court asking for the error to be recognized and the jury instructed to disregard the judge's behavior, arguing 'Even if the Court did not intend to suggest that the government had been insubordinate, actions that project a “negative impression” of one side, United States v. Lefsih, 867 F.3d 459, 467 Case 1:18-cr-00083-TSE Document 216 Filed 08/09/18 Page 2 of 5 PageID# 4172 3 (4th Cir. 2017) (internal quotation marks omitted), or that reveal “continual agitation and hostility toward counsel,” United States v. Cassiagnol, 420 F.2d 868, 879 (4th Cir. 1970), can lead the jury to decide the case on improper grounds.' The judge granted the motion, providing the instruction with an apology before the jury.

Manafort trial Day 8: Judge concedes fault after Mueller team protests treatment
Mueller's trying to get a mistrial.
I think they should be making a motion for one, and recusal. I doubt Manafort would be found not guilty on all counts, and it only takes one, but a doover wouldn't be a bad idea.

Ellis reminds me of Charles Pickering, when he tossed out a recommended sentence for cross burner because the crossburning ringleader took a plea, and left the defendant out to hang.
 
Ellis will issue a directed "Not Guilty" Verdict and have Muller's team hauled away in handcuffs
Let the guilty go and arrest the innocent.

The way the GOP does things.

No wonder they see children as target practice and their healthcare plan is let them die.

The Mule Team will regret every dirty trick they pulled, staring with charging Flynn when the FBI told Mueller that they didn't think he lied to them.

Payback is going to be a Hillary!
 
Since the allegations against Manafort had nothing to do with the 2016 and as I understand it had been looked at in the past and no charges were ever filed it makes one wonder why now.
Why are you saying that?

Manafort was broke and asked to work for Trump for free and ended up with millions in at least 15 overseas accounts.

Someone magically put money in his accounts and him working for Trump for free had nothing to do with each other? All a coincidence? Not even you could possibly believe that.
 
Mistrial. Manafort can't receive a fair trial at this point. The Judge's behavior has compromised that. Time to call it a wrap on this trial.
 
Since the allegations against Manafort had nothing to do with the 2016 and as I understand it had been looked at in the past and no charges were ever filed it makes one wonder why now.
Why are you saying that?

Manafort was broke and asked to work for Trump for free and ended up with millions in at least 15 overseas accounts.

Someone magically put money in his accounts and him working for Trump for free had nothing to do with each other? All a coincidence? Not even you could possibly believe that.

LIKE HELL THEY CANT !

Dip shit Trump drones beeleev anything Trump related
 
Since the allegations against Manafort had nothing to do with the 2016 and as I understand it had been looked at in the past and no charges were ever filed it makes one wonder why now.
Why are you saying that?

Manafort was broke and asked to work for Trump for free and ended up with millions in at least 15 overseas accounts.

Someone magically put money in his accounts and him working for Trump for free had nothing to do with each other? All a coincidence? Not even you could possibly believe that.
You have failed to highlight a crime here as the judge pointed out earlier in the trial being rich and having a lavish lifestyle is not illegal.
 
Judge Ellis has been receiving negative coverage in the past few days for being too harsh on the prosecution and being out of place in ways that might influence the jury. Yesterday he lashed out at the prosecution because a witness who was called had been observing the whole trial from the courtroom, despite the fact that he had previously approved the witness being allowed to remain in the court room.

That prompted the Special Counsel's office to file a motion with the court asking for the error to be recognized and the jury instructed to disregard the judge's behavior, arguing 'Even if the Court did not intend to suggest that the government had been insubordinate, actions that project a “negative impression” of one side, United States v. Lefsih, 867 F.3d 459, 467 Case 1:18-cr-00083-TSE Document 216 Filed 08/09/18 Page 2 of 5 PageID# 4172 3 (4th Cir. 2017) (internal quotation marks omitted), or that reveal “continual agitation and hostility toward counsel,” United States v. Cassiagnol, 420 F.2d 868, 879 (4th Cir. 1970), can lead the jury to decide the case on improper grounds.' The judge granted the motion, providing the instruction with an apology before the jury.

Manafort trial Day 8: Judge concedes fault after Mueller team protests treatment
Mueller's trying to get a mistrial.
I think they should be making a motion for one, and recusal. I doubt Manafort would be found not guilty on all counts, and it only takes one, but a doover wouldn't be a bad idea.

Ellis reminds me of Charles Pickering, when he tossed out a recommended sentence for cross burner because the crossburning ringleader took a plea, and left the defendant out to hang.
Manafort innocent! The words put together that way make me think of "Big Whiskey's" Sheriff "Little Bill". After he thoroughly trounces Will Munny, suspecting him of coming to get the reward the prostitutes have offered, One of the "Ladies" says, "You just beat up an innocent man!"
Little Bill says, "Innocent! Innocent of what?"
 
Since the allegations against Manafort had nothing to do with the 2016 and as I understand it had been looked at in the past and no charges were ever filed it makes one wonder why now.
Why are you saying that?

Manafort was broke and asked to work for Trump for free and ended up with millions in at least 15 overseas accounts.

Someone magically put money in his accounts and him working for Trump for free had nothing to do with each other? All a coincidence? Not even you could possibly believe that.

LIKE HELL THEY CANT !

Dip shit Trump drones beeleev anything Trump related
As I just posted to your twin none of what it talked about is illegal you TDS dipshits seem to have a hard time grasping that.
 
Judge Ellis has been receiving negative coverage in the past few days for being too harsh on the prosecution and being out of place in ways that might influence the jury. Yesterday he lashed out at the prosecution because a witness who was called had been observing the whole trial from the courtroom, despite the fact that he had previously approved the witness being allowed to remain in the court room.

That prompted the Special Counsel's office to file a motion with the court asking for the error to be recognized and the jury instructed to disregard the judge's behavior, arguing 'Even if the Court did not intend to suggest that the government had been insubordinate, actions that project a “negative impression” of one side, United States v. Lefsih, 867 F.3d 459, 467 Case 1:18-cr-00083-TSE Document 216 Filed 08/09/18 Page 2 of 5 PageID# 4172 3 (4th Cir. 2017) (internal quotation marks omitted), or that reveal “continual agitation and hostility toward counsel,” United States v. Cassiagnol, 420 F.2d 868, 879 (4th Cir. 1970), can lead the jury to decide the case on improper grounds.' The judge granted the motion, providing the instruction with an apology before the jury.

Manafort trial Day 8: Judge concedes fault after Mueller team protests treatment
There's already a thread on this.
 
Mistrial. Manafort can't receive a fair trial at this point. The Judge's behavior has compromised that. Time to call it a wrap on this trial.
You keep saying that and it is still just not true.

Judges get to chastise the prosecution.
And then they can tell everybody to forget it.

It's the exact same tactic the prosecution was using..to bring in a bunch of completely unrelated nonsense and then think the court will say "oh just never mind all that stuff you just heard". If the prosecution can do it, so can the judge.

See how that works, spanky?

At any rate, you morons who think that the court has no ability to tell prosecutors to cool their shit are just that..morons. And you shouldn't be opining on matters of law.
 
The truce didn't hold up....Ellis pitched into Mueller's phonies again this morning.. :badgrin:
 
Mistrial. Manafort can't receive a fair trial at this point. The Judge's behavior has compromised that. Time to call it a wrap on this trial.
You keep saying that and it is still just not true.

Judges get to chastise the prosecution.
And then they can tell everybody to forget it.

It's the exact same tactic the prosecution was using..to bring in a bunch of completely unrelated nonsense and then think the court will say "oh just never mind all that stuff you just heard". If the prosecution can do it, so can the judge.

See how that works, spanky?

At any rate, you morons who think that the court has no ability to tell prosecutors to cool their shit are just that..morons. And you shouldn't be opining on matters of law.

Yes, but then came the Judge's 'apology.' That really hurts Manafort. The Judge has already lost control. A fair trial can't be guaranteed now. They'll have to scrap it do it again later.
 
Mistrial. Manafort can't receive a fair trial at this point. The Judge's behavior has compromised that. Time to call it a wrap on this trial.
You keep saying that and it is still just not true.

Judges get to chastise the prosecution.
And then they can tell everybody to forget it.

It's the exact same tactic the prosecution was using..to bring in a bunch of completely unrelated nonsense and then think the court will say "oh just never mind all that stuff you just heard". If the prosecution can do it, so can the judge.

See how that works, spanky?

At any rate, you morons who think that the court has no ability to tell prosecutors to cool their shit are just that..morons. And you shouldn't be opining on matters of law.

Yes, but then came the Judge's 'apology.' That really hurts Manafort. The Judge has already lost control. A fair trial can't be guaranteed now. They'll have to scrap it do it again later.

That might be premature. But the motion by the government gave them leverage and possible outs.
 
Mistrial. Manafort can't receive a fair trial at this point. The Judge's behavior has compromised that. Time to call it a wrap on this trial.
You keep saying that and it is still just not true.

Judges get to chastise the prosecution.
And then they can tell everybody to forget it.

It's the exact same tactic the prosecution was using..to bring in a bunch of completely unrelated nonsense and then think the court will say "oh just never mind all that stuff you just heard". If the prosecution can do it, so can the judge.

See how that works, spanky?

At any rate, you morons who think that the court has no ability to tell prosecutors to cool their shit are just that..morons. And you shouldn't be opining on matters of law.

Yes, but then came the Judge's 'apology.' That really hurts Manafort. The Judge has already lost control. A fair trial can't be guaranteed now. They'll have to scrap it do it again later.

That might be premature. But the motion by the government gave them leverage and possible outs.

The whole thing is compromised now. We're talking about a man's life here. If convicted, he'll spend the rest of his life in prison. This Judge's behavior really has compromised his right to a fair trial.
 
Mistrial. Manafort can't receive a fair trial at this point. The Judge's behavior has compromised that. Time to call it a wrap on this trial.
You keep saying that and it is still just not true.

Judges get to chastise the prosecution.
And then they can tell everybody to forget it.

It's the exact same tactic the prosecution was using..to bring in a bunch of completely unrelated nonsense and then think the court will say "oh just never mind all that stuff you just heard". If the prosecution can do it, so can the judge.

See how that works, spanky?

At any rate, you morons who think that the court has no ability to tell prosecutors to cool their shit are just that..morons. And you shouldn't be opining on matters of law.

Yes, but then came the Judge's 'apology.' That really hurts Manafort. The Judge has already lost control. A fair trial can't be guaranteed now. They'll have to scrap it do it again later.

That might be premature. But the motion by the government gave them leverage and possible outs.

The whole thing is compromised now. We're talking about a man's life here. If convicted, he'll spend the rest of his life in prison. This Judge's behavior really has compromised his right to a fair trial.

The judge being so hard on the prosecution it's led to possible jury bias against the government has compromised the defendant's right to a fair trial?
 

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