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Imagine if Manafort hadn't

jollyroger — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 02:31:58 +0000

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Imagine if Manafort hadn't fucked around with witness tampering in the Va. case, leading, one might surmise, to some trivial delay in the proceedings, thus resulting in the present (unfavorable) sentencing sequence.

A mere two week shift in the timetables could have put Ellis second after Berman-Jackson. Then the most Manafort would face would be two concurrent ten year sentences less nine months served, and Ellis would look like a schtarker, to boot!

The sentence is a joke. It

rmrd0000 — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 01:59:24 +0000

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The sentence is a joke. It confirms that there is a two-tiered legal system. Minority clients and poor clients receive much stiffer sentences.

https://www.theroot.com/paul-manaforts-sentence-proves-white-lives-matter-1833158105

Republican Latina fully woke

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 17:51:33 +0000

In reply to Sentencing travesties:

Republican Latina fully woke on the point being made:

I got grounded for 47 months for talking-back to my mom once. + I got a chancla thrown at me, which I dodged, so it grazed my ear. My mom’s tougher than that lame Judge Ellis.
Man, if Manafort was black or brown and was caught selling an ounce of pot, he’d be in jail for life.
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) March 8, 2019

Presidents can use a pardon

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 15:18:37 +0000

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Presidents can use a pardon to rectify an injustice. They may not use it to obstruct justice.

I just introduced legislation to ensure that if the pardon power is abused to coverup crimes involving any President, his/her family or associates, Congress finds out: pic.twitter.com/RQ3HjWOZhi
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 7, 2019

Martin Longman has a very

NCD — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 14:32:14 +0000

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Martin Longman has a very comprehensive yet concise description of the judges actions at trial, and how Manafort was anything but a guy "leading a respectable life" at his blog, Booman Tribune.

Sentencing travesties:

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:57:00 +0000

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Sentencing travesties (do read the whole thread - quite disturbing):

For context on Manafort’s 47 months in prison, my client yesterday was offered 36-72 months in prison for stealing $100 worth of quarters from a residential laundry room.
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) March 8, 2019