Posted on 08/17/2018 8:08:28 PM PDT by Rummyfan
The case that Bob Mueller has brought against Paul Manafort has nothing to do with Donald Trump or the 2016 election. It is irrelevant to any significant political issue. But Democrats worry that Mueller’s prosecution of Manafort for years-ago tax evasion may fail, thereby making a laughingstock of the special counsel investigation in which they have invested so much. What happens when Democrats are afraid they may lose a political battle? Things get nasty.
Politico reports on the latest, shocking developments in the Manafort trial:
Paul Manafort’s trial will stretch into a fourth week, as jurors headed home Friday without reaching a verdict for the second straight day and the judge overseeing the case alluded to “threats” the jury may be receiving.
“I had no idea this case would incite this emotion,” U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III said in an open court hearing, responding to a motion from seven news organizations, including POLITICO, seeking access to sealed materials related to the trial that would have publicly identified the jurors.
Ellis denied the motion, telling the courtroom that jurors were “scared” and “afraid.” As a result, Ellis said, he didn’t “feel right” releasing the names of the 12-person jury.
Good for Judge Ellis. Why do you suppose seven news organizations–all liberal, presumably–wanted to know who the jurors are and where they live? They are worried that the jury, having heard the evidence, may not render the “right” verdict, i.e., the one that helps the Democratic Party.
So they want to know who the jurors are so they can apply pressure on them through mob action, newspaper denunciations, online harassment and so on. This is how today’s Democratic Party operates. If the jury fails to render the Democrats’ preferred verdict, what do you suppose Maxine Waters will suggest Democrats should do to the jurors if they venture out in public?
UPDATE: Via a commenter, these are the Democratic Party news outlets who want to know the names and addresses of the jurors who have not yet fallen into line for the Democratic Party: CNN, NBC, the New York Times, Politico, the Associated Press, Buzzfeed and the Washington Post. That tells you every single thing you might have wanted to know about what is going on here.
John Gotti could frighten jurors on his trial, too.
The goal is the same.
Give Manafort the same sentence as Mueller gave Gates. Equal justice for all....
They will do whatever it takes to hurt a Trump connected person.
Oh no!! Justice is dead if they succeed!!
It may not happen but I can see a juror getting angry and voting to acquit even if they don’t have reasonable doubt. The principle being that neither judges or jurors should be pressured.
The sworn “Not Enemies of the People” media wants to publish the names and addresses of the jury members before the trial ends not to influence the jury but because their Antifa readers want to know.
Eff the left.
Jury nullification.
I see what you did there.
Why would the media want to know the names and addresses of the jurors other than to terrorize them, and make sure that they vote the way the media and dems want them to vote.
What a bunch of cr@p this is. Jury intimidation by CNN and others.
I think this is the end of court activity for Mueller and company. Even if you get to the court episode, then you have to form a jury, and people will beg off saying they don’t want the threats. I wouldn’t go and sign up for anything like that.
LOL. Every potential juror will show up wearing MAGA hats.
Every potential juror will show up wearing MAGA hats. I know I would.
Prosecution would demand that you get lifted off the jury. I would suggest you show up in a BLM t-shirt. As soon as you get seated on the jury, than remove the BLM shirt and make it a MAGA t-shirt.
How can the names of these people remain anonymous?
The Mob have a long history of jury tampering and has moles everywhere.
It is an important part of the Swamp and ally of the Demons.
They aren’t going to be told who the threats are coming from so the impact is debatable.
A mistrial is what they’re after. They want a new jury and a do-over because they’re afraid they won’t get a guilty verdict. Why did that judge say publicly that he’s getting threats so that the jury could hear about it.
Remember when CNN hunted down and exposed a private individual for creating a meme animation where Trump punches out the CNN logo? It was a meme. A joke. And CNN tried to destroy the creator of the video.
Imagine what wil happen to these jurors!
The press is proving it is the enemy of the people. Literally.
Are you suggesting that Ellis is in cahoots with the Mueller cabal? Everything so far indicates otherwise.
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