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Posted on 08/19/2018 1:33:15 PM PDT by jazusamo
The two big stories this week are interrelated: the utter collapse of the Russian Collusion Fantasy and the conclusion of the Manafort case, a case of selective and apparently not very persuasive prosecution which flows from that fantasy.
The Manafort Trial Ends
This week marked the end of the trial of Paul Manafort. The jury is now deliberating his fate. I cannot with certainty opine on the prosecution’s handling of the case. I can’t because all we know -- in the absence of transcripts of the trial -- is what reporters have told us. In my experience they often lack the background to adequately apprise us of what went on. Reporters also give more weight generally to salacious details -- in this case Manafort’s wardrobe and Gates’ affairs -- than they do to the more significant documentary evidence. Finally, as I learned in covering the Libby trial as an observer, even the best reporters have deadlines, which means their stories are often filed before the cross-examination of key witnesses and begin the next day with the direct examination of the next witness, which means half of what occurred -- often the most important part to my mind -- is unreported.
Nevertheless, from even those accounts, it would appear that the prosecution was hardly a slam dunk, and Manafort’s lawyers obviously thought so in closing without presenting any case.
In closing arguments, they hit upon those weaknesses.
As predicted, they argued that Manafort’s former aide, Rick Gates, (who received an exceptionally generous immunity agreement which violated Justice Department standards) was not credible. Admittedly he lied to the FBI, his wife, forged documents, embezzled from Manafort and others, including the Trump Inauguration Committee, suggesting, asserted defense counsel, that this was a weak reed upon which to prosecute someone.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Clarice Ping!
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Who is crookedest? Either Ohr!
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[Who is crookedest? Either Ohr!]
Like it.
Was it Ohr who was concerned they’d be found out?
The Democrat Coup Against the Presidency. /Hillary /Obama
Still say Ohr is the spitting image of Sausage Morty ...
Gates was not credible:
<><> he lied to the FBI,
<><> he lied his wife abut his four affairs,
<><> *he forged documents,
<><> he embezzled from Manafort,
<><> he embezzled from the Trump Inauguration Committee
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REMINDER: *forging documents is a common criminal MO to hide larger crimes.
One important point Feldman brings out is that Ohr was forwarding information to Sally Yates.
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“Charlottesville proves once again that the demand for racism far outstrips the supply”
Ohrs - rhymes with “whores”.
Unprecedented unprofessional behavior from these people.
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