Wonder if anyone has checked the judge's bank account...

[Sunny Daze]

[Dan]

1. I don't think it's fair to question

the judge's integrity, this judge is just senile.

[Sunny Daze]

3. Fair?

He seems to be the one not being fair but I’ll agree with the senile part.

[triron]

7. Me too.

[a kennedy]

19. Exactly.....Raygun Put him in....and HE NEEDS TO RETIRE, NOW.

[Duppers]

21. Senile? Ha!

Apparently you haven't seen his record. Have a good look:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211899252

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I doubt he's crooked; he's just a crackpot and has been for years.

[mopinko]

4. crackpottery sometimes pays very well.

worth a look.

[Sunny Daze]

12. It can pay very well

if not in money, in favors.

[uponit7771]

5. K&R, Judge Ellis sentenced Rep Bill Jefferson***A BLACK MAN*** to 13 yrs for white collar crimes.

[Sunny Daze]

13. Exactly!

Racist like the rest of them!

[sarcasmo]

17. Judge Ellis is a racist and a Trump worshiper.

[uponit7771]

20. +1, Sounds like it seeing he outwardly spoke out against the special counsel multiple times.

[malaise]

6. I'd look more in the direction of what

juicy scandal they have on him

[Sunny Daze]

10. Hadn't even thought of that! Makes sense!

[irisblue]

8. JJustice Kennedy & his son. Remember?

[Nevermypresident]

9. Sorry, but I find this beyond the pale. "blameless life"?

Give me a break... 1st thing I thought of is Ellis was told "in trump code" that he'll be considered for next Supreme Court Justice.

[Sunny Daze]

11. That makes sense as well.

[Blue_true]

14. I was opposed to his sentence of Manafort until someone posted on the Judge.

His recent history is to oppose mandatory sentences, someone posted that he helped a person that was likely Black get a sentence short of the 82 year minimum for the crimes that he was convicted of.

It is possible that the Judge sentenced Manafort in a way that would not cause Trump to issue a pardon, knowing that possibility existed. I would not be surprised if the DC Judge don't use the same reasoning, sentence Manafort long enough to make a pardon by Trump a foolish act.

[Sunny Daze]

15. Guess I could see that being the case

but I still don’t trust the judge to be on the up and up.

[Blue_true]

16. It's hard to say. I am sure that his entire record will be examined in the coming days. nt

[athena]

18. Check out post #5 in this thread.

If you know anything about narcissists, you know that they don't like losers. This ruling makes it more likely that Trump will pardon Manafort. JMHO.