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New York can't prosecute Paul Manafort after Trump pardon, court rules
Yahoo ^ | 02/08/2021 | Kathryn Krawczyk

Posted on 02/09/2021 5:55:49 AM PST by Phlap

Former President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign chair Paul Manafort won't face a second round of prosecution in New York state after a court affirmed the state and federal charges against him constituted double jeopardy.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bidenvoters
Bam!
1 posted on 02/09/2021 5:55:49 AM PST by Phlap
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To: Phlap

They will “circle back” and charge him with something new. This isn’t over.


2 posted on 02/09/2021 5:57:54 AM PST by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: ClearCase_guy

The point is to prosecution, it’s persecution.


3 posted on 02/09/2021 5:59:35 AM PST by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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To: Phlap

This is useful knowledge because they’re talking about prosecuting President Trump for the CRIME of promoting an insurection....or something like that.


4 posted on 02/09/2021 6:02:07 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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5 posted on 02/09/2021 6:05:39 AM PST by knarf (The Constitution protects the right to peaceably assemble, not to protest)
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To: Phlap
Odd that professional lawyers (NY prosecutors) don't understand double jeopardy.

I would say that our "legal system" isn't worth using as toilet paper.

6 posted on 02/09/2021 6:06:22 AM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: kiryandil

Our “legal system” is just what the lawyers say it is. I think to them it is just a game played by the three participants. Judge, prosecutor and defense.

It is their system.


7 posted on 02/09/2021 6:11:44 AM PST by JayAr36 (My disgust with government is complete.)
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To: Phlap

If the RATS want to prosecute somebody, why don’t they prosecute their boy, Billy Barr.


8 posted on 02/09/2021 6:29:37 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: kiryandil

After all, it’s a legal system not a Justice System.


9 posted on 02/09/2021 7:24:32 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Neither safety nor security exists in nature. Everything is dangerous and has risk.)
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To: Phlap

WOW - if that holds, it will be HUGE. Numerous people have been sent to jail due to an IDIOTIC Supreme Court ruling that claimed being prosecuted, twice, for the same crime (like a cop beating down a felon) is ok, since they were different entities doing the prosecution.

...but I doubt it holds.


10 posted on 02/09/2021 7:27:32 AM PST by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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Well jezz a fair judge where did they find that unicorn?


11 posted on 02/09/2021 8:02:08 AM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: Phlap

I was surprised to read that Manafort was serving time at home due to Corona. At first, he was in solitary, under the harshest conditions, really not called for, IMHO.


12 posted on 02/09/2021 8:03:01 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: Phlap

This is really good.


13 posted on 02/09/2021 8:35:54 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now!)
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