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Fred Sanders

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6. I blame the media and the fact court reporters are the lower rung of journalism...legal knowledge

Reply to janx (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 17, 2018, 03:12 PM

Aug 2018

preferred but not required...for TV telegenics a must!

Judge on this case was a lawyer for 30 years and how many a judge?

Law school is actually a tough thing...lots of stuff to know...and tax evasion a fraud trials are a sub-speciality not unlike in medicine.

Why is armchair judging just fine but armchair surgery is definitely a no-no...who has the training after all!

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seems like Judge Ellis is a drama queen/attention-seeker like Judge Lance Ito [View all] RealNewzFakePrez Aug 2018 OP

That is not a direct quote...which is easily available. Fred Sanders Aug 2018 #1

People love to hate on judges, as I'm sure you know. janx Aug 2018 #5

I blame the media and the fact court reporters are the lower rung of journalism...legal knowledge Fred Sanders Aug 2018 #6

Manafort's only been all over the fucking media since Trump was elected. octoberlib Aug 2018 #7

He is so full of himself rusty fender Aug 2018 #2

No, that wasn't correct. MineralMan Aug 2018 #3

"I had no idea myself this case would arouse so much public interest," he said. RealNewzFakePrez Aug 2018 #9

Then, why did you not post the actual words? MineralMan Aug 2018 #10

don't read my posts if you don't like them RealNewzFakePrez Aug 2018 #12

Uh, that's not how this works. MineralMan Aug 2018 #13

if you want to bully me and pick a fight with me RealNewzFakePrez Aug 2018 #14

LOL... MineralMan Aug 2018 #17

If you don't want to be called out for being inaccurate then be accurate Lee-Lee Aug 2018 #15

"I would prefer that we maintain some decorum." joshcryer Aug 2018 #4

Do you have a link for the statement? n/t demmiblue Aug 2018 #8

See post #9, wherein the OP posts the link, along MineralMan Aug 2018 #11

Huh, I thought MWF was attacking the press, and TTh was undermining trust in the judiciary. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2018 #16