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Judge sends Manafort to jail after Mueller charges witness tampering
The Hill ^ | 06/15/18 11:51 AM EDT | Avery Anapol

Posted on 06/15/2018 9:00:24 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

A federal judge ordered Paul Manafort to jail Friday after revoking the former Trump campaign chairman's bail.

Manafort appeared in court Friday after special counsel Robert Mueller asked a court to revoke Manafort's pretrial release conditions due to his alleged attempted witness tampering.

Mueller filed a superseding indictment against Manafort, who was already facing multiple charges related to financial crime, accusing him of obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

Manafort has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: manafort; manafortjailed; mueller; muellerinvestigation

1 posted on 06/15/2018 9:00:24 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Mueller’s last days...


2 posted on 06/15/2018 9:01:36 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("itYou can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: yesthatjallen

But Mulehead’s blackmail of Manafort to testify against Trump isn’t witness-tampering.


3 posted on 06/15/2018 9:02:07 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>https://i.imgur.com/zXSEP5Z.gif)
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To: yesthatjallen

I hope an appeal overturns this bullcrap.


4 posted on 06/15/2018 9:03:41 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: yesthatjallen

Ah, yes, jailing political opponents without a trial. And the Dems are cheering them on.


5 posted on 06/15/2018 9:03:48 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: yesthatjallen

Too many Obama Resistance judges.


6 posted on 06/15/2018 9:05:40 AM PDT by CMailBag
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To: yesthatjallen

They don’t name the judge? WTH??

You have scores of criminal actors in this whole rotten mess and the one they jail is Manafort, whose supposed criminal FINANCIAL DEALINGS were more than a decade ago?

The takeaway here is: put a Leftist in the White House and the DOJ, FBI, CIA, on and on, will be coming for us all.


7 posted on 06/15/2018 9:07:48 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: Billthedrill

That’s what this is all about.

Not saying Manafort is a saint. He may be guilty as sin. But I been saying all along, they are setting new rules to the political game. Guilty or not, you’ll have to defend yourself in court if you join the ‘other side’. What’s good for the goose?


8 posted on 06/15/2018 9:09:14 AM PDT by z3n
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To: z3n

Soviet Show trials in the good ‘ole USA.
“Show me the man and I will show you the crime” - Lavrentiy Beria, former head of Joseph Stalin’s secret police.


9 posted on 06/15/2018 9:14:04 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: Fightin Whitey

She’s named in another article, Amy Berman. Obama appointee (of course). And Reuters got the healine they wanted: “Judge sends Trump’s former campaign chief Manafort to jail”


10 posted on 06/15/2018 9:15:07 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Russians couldnt have done a better job destroying sacred American institutions than Democrats have)
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To: All

Our judicial system needs to be torn out by the root and curb stomped.


11 posted on 06/15/2018 9:15:32 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: z3n
Not saying Manafort is a saint. He may be guilty as sin. But I been saying all along, they are setting new rules to the political game. Guilty or not, you’ll have to defend yourself in court if you join the ‘other side’. What’s good for the goose?

They pioneered this technique against Sarah Palin. She resigned because all the spurious ethics charges (which were routinely thrown out) were bankrupting her family.

12 posted on 06/15/2018 9:16:50 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Russians couldnt have done a better job destroying sacred American institutions than Democrats have)
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To: Hotlanta Mike
Mueller’s last days...

How's that?

13 posted on 06/15/2018 9:21:25 AM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberals, go find another country.)
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To: pepsi_junkie
Soon enough we will see the headline "President Calls B.S.: Manafort Pardoned."

Show trials. Mueller at a dead end. The FBI is a rotting corpse. I hope to goodness Mueller is steam-rolled once and for all.

14 posted on 06/15/2018 9:23:13 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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15 posted on 06/15/2018 9:25:31 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: yesthatjallen

From what I can tell, EVERYONE in DC considers Mueller a 4th branch of government with no checks and balances from the other branches. Or, if not a 4th branch, a government entity without limits other than his personal ethics. No elected representative is allowed to even criticize him, even if an unelected bureaucrat can theoretically provide oversight.

Mueller won’t need to burst into anyone else’s house in the middle of the night any more. He just needs to make sure they are aware of the Manafort situation before he walks up to them and asks them to sing/compose.


16 posted on 06/15/2018 10:13:51 AM PDT by LostPassword
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To: yesthatjallen

And yet Bill Clinton talking to Lynch was no problem at all.


17 posted on 06/15/2018 10:17:55 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: yesthatjallen
Any word on when the next and final report from the DOJ/IG will be released? It's supposed to be much more damaging than this one.

Now would be a good time, with the report reflecting negatively on the FBI, or even when the last report comes out if it's not too far into the future, for Trump to say,

"Ya' know what? You've had your chance, Bob. You gave it your best shot and still nothing on Russian collusion. So, Bob have you given any thought as to what you'll be doing after you blow this popsicle stand when we close this thing down...effective immediately?

No better time to cut bait with Bueller than when the FBI and DOJ are being publicly criticized and humiliated in the IG report, about their efficacy and ability to uphold the law and to follow professional ethical standards.

"So Bob, we will no longer be needing your services after today. Oh, and before I forget, I'm pardoning anyone you laid a hand on in this witch hunt and fishing expedition. Call one of my ex-wives if you need a letter of recommendation. They'll tell ya' what they think of me. Bye, bye, Bueller.

If Trump is going to stop Bueller's circus, he needs to seize this opportunity when the FBI/DOJ are on their knees or at least while they're wobbling. Strike while the iron is hot.

Fire Bueller Now.

18 posted on 06/15/2018 10:35:30 AM PDT by HotHunt
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To: ScottinVA

The basis for his appointment is fraudulent and was issued by someone who is conflicted with the matter (Rodent).

Secondly you can already throw out the Flynn guilty plea as Strzok was the lead agent.


19 posted on 06/15/2018 10:38:17 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("itYou can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: Hotlanta Mike

“Secondly you can already throw out the Flynn guilty plea as Strzok was the lead agent.”

If the fix weren’t already in, that would be absolutely true.


20 posted on 06/15/2018 11:06:41 AM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberals, go find another country.)
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