Interesting. Thanks. (Reply #32) - Democratic Underground

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Fri Mar 8, 2019, 01:18 PM

Turbineguy (35,681 posts)

32. Interesting. Thanks.

We might do well to remember what Manafort did in the Ukraine. He may be wanted over there for his little Ops that got lots of people killed. Three years in the cooler here gives them a chance to prepare for a trial with a much worse likely outcome for Manafort.

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33 replies	Author	Time	Post
An article from last year about Ellis and sentencing [View all]	jberryhill	Mar 2019	OP
You have a way of getting the barbs in there, jberryhill	True Dough	Mar 2019	#1
Donald Trump's Former Campaign Chair Has Been Sentenced To Prison For Federal Crimes	jberryhill	Mar 2019	#6
Spot on.	WheelWalker	Mar 2019	#9
I don't think most of us see it as a defeat...	llmart	Mar 2019	#10
Yes. Fair point	True Dough	Mar 2019	#11
"More flies with honey than with vinegar"	jberryhill	Mar 2019	#13
I wasn't being literal in regards to the flies, but you know that.	True Dough	Mar 2019	#15
Still...	jberryhill	Mar 2019	#16
Let me tell ya	True Dough	Mar 2019	#17
It is an odd metaphor	treestar	Mar 2019	#20
I don't really care about the 47 months.	DURHAM D	Mar 2019	#2
blameless life	mercuryblues	Mar 2019	#4
Not following...	DURHAM D	Mar 2019	#7
The reason the judge could say that	mercuryblues	Mar 2019	#21
Thank you for the voice of reason	LongtimeAZDem	Mar 2019	#3
That was sobering. Thank you.	donkeypoofed	Mar 2019	#5
Nothing it seems, however simple, is as simple as we'd like it to be.	WheelWalker	Mar 2019	#8
A number of outlets are stunned by the "Otherwise blameless life" while always operating as a crook.	lancelyons	Mar 2019	#12
It's far from over for Manafort	jberryhill	Mar 2019	#14
Ellis sentenced a 37 year old to a 40 year minimum	OliverQ	Mar 2019	#18
Whoooooooooooooosssssshhhhhhhh	jberryhill	Mar 2019	#19
yes he apparently can	dsc	Mar 2019	#22
That is incorrect	jberryhill	Mar 2019	#23
Are you seriously defending this quack of a judge?	OliverQ	Mar 2019	#24
Sometimes facts are complicated.	MH1	Mar 2019	#30
It was a mandatory minimum sentence.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Mar 2019	#29
Just do away with sentencing guidelines.	moondust	Mar 2019	#25
Yah, well...	jberryhill	Mar 2019	#26
Would you call	moondust	Mar 2019	#27
Sentencing guidelines were created to prevent judges from doing that	The Velveteen Ocelot	Mar 2019	#31
My impression is that Ellis doesn't like prosecutors in general and Manafort's in particular.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Mar 2019	#28
Good point - he has an axe to grind, but it's not the axe people think it is	jberryhill	Mar 2019	#33
Interesting. Thanks.	Turbineguy	Mar 2019	#32

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