Full transcript of the Manafort hearing before Judge Ellis yesterday.

[kpete]

https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/US-v-Manafort-full-text-transcript-hearing-motion-may-4-2018.pdf



For a judge presiding over this case, it's amazing how ignorant Judge Ellis is of basic facts that regular readers of U.S. newspapers know--e.g., that Rod Rosenstein isn't recused & instead oversees the investigation, that this is a special counsel not an independent counsel, etc

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Funny how all SCOOPs about Ellis beating up Dreeben leave out when Dreeben cited Fourth Circuit precedent.

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[Iliyah]

1. But corporate media ran with only the

argument against Mueller.

[kpete]

2. of course

that is WHY i posted the WHOLE thing here.


peace,
kp

[Kotya]

3. Thanks. Much to process here. (n/t)

[triron]

4. So someone with legal background please explain that cited above.

[Lucinda]

5. Thank you!