Posted on 01/28/2019 5:27:34 PM PST by jazusamo
A federal judge in Virginia Monday abruptly canceled the sentencing hearing for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, originally scheduled for next month.
The hearing in which Mr. Manafort would have learned his fate for a host of financial fraud crimes was initially set for Feb 8. But U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis said it was prudent to delay the hearing because of a separate, but related dispute in Washington, D.C.
Because it appears that resolution of the current dispute in defendants prosecution in the District of Columbia may have some effect on the sentencing decision in this case,...
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Mueller’s scam is falling apart.
Correct me if I am wrong, but Manafort was working for the Podesta’s when all that stuff went down. What gives?
Whatta scam to pressure Manafort to invent.
Looks like it’s being chipped at, little by little.
Hat tip Judge T.S. Ellis
Mueller doesn't have a scam. He is tasked with giving the anti-Trump Deep State whatever they need. Bad press and indictments to hurt GOP election prospects? DONE. Innuendo and process crimes to feed an impeachment to help with 2020? DONE.
Trump could have cut this off at the knees in his first six months. But he listened to people he shouldn't have, and stayed his hand. Now it is far too late.
It might be because the Mueller team has accused Manafort of lying to them (which they have), and wants their leniency recommendation revoked for violating the deal.
Ellis is a Reagan appointee
“Trump could have cut this off at the knees in his first six months. “ How, be specific.
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He should have fired Mueller and the whole partisan hack group of employees that work for him.
anyone know what happened to the indictment of the russians whose attorney cameo court her and asked for discovery, mueller refused to provide it.
When someone has their sentencing cancelled three times - what does that say? Who is blackmailing who?
Let’s put Mueller and his team of partisan rats on trial.
anyone know what happened to the indictment of the russians whose attorney cameo court her and asked for discovery, mueller refused to provide it.
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They requested a fast and speedy trial. Suddenly they aren’t in the news anymore. Weird.
Maybe Mueller never heard of disclosure?
I’m sure he figured they would never show up for the first hearing.
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