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kpete

(72,895 posts) Thu Aug 9, 2018, 10:29 AM Aug 2018

Manafort prosecutors get what they wanted:

Judge Ellis tells the jury he was wrong in criticizing prosecutors yesterday for having a witnesses, an IRS agent, in the room to hear other witness testimony.

“Put aside any criticism. I was probably wrong in that," Ellis said

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/08/09/paul-manafort-trial-day-8-live-coverage/?utm_term=.99e891742caa

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Judge Ellis begins court with mea culpa for outburst over expert [View all] kpete Aug 2018 OP

Sounds like we have another Judge Lance Ito Greybnk48 Aug 2018 #1

And a good lawyer tries to make better judges out of them. Ponietz Aug 2018 #20

He can run pretty much whatever he wants Loki Liesmith Aug 2018 #26

See also TPM article, includes more information emulatorloo Aug 2018 #2

Probably wrong? Sanity Claws Aug 2018 #3

Fwiw, an ex-prosecutor who came before him many Hortensis Aug 2018 #11

Yes! Observers might get an idea going forward. Hortensis Aug 2018 #27

So much pressure on all of them to get it right. onit2day Aug 2018 #19

Still a politician in robes and someone tried to convince me otherwise. Fullduplexxx Aug 2018 #4

When Uzo Asonye, the prosecutor who was handling this part of the trial... Princess Turandot Aug 2018 #6

"I was PROBABLY wrong in that." sprinkleeninow Aug 2018 #7

And said they'd be waiting outside to take him home..... erronis Aug 2018 #24

Factoid: Reagan appointed. 78 years old. Equinox Moon Aug 2018 #14

there is something wrong with this judge! VaBchTgerLily Aug 2018 #15

He had to sleep on it? Or talk to someone about it? C Moon Aug 2018 #18