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.
Himmler would approve of these antics.
Mueller never expected these charges against Manafort to go to trial. He thought he could get Manafort to testify against Trump. There is nothing for Manafort to testify against Trump. Praying for not guilty on all charges. Shut down Mueller.
Not guilty on all charges will be the tide-changer. Prayers up!
Who remembers or has read about Himmler? The generations whose worldview was based upon knowing history have mostly passed on. I’m still here but I grew up with WWII because that’s what my Army Dad did and who never let me forget who the Nazis were and what they did.
Farewell, all of you all-knowing Millennials. You’ll get everything right as you advance into the wonderful New Age. Share your collective wisdom at Starbucks.
Pols like Maxine are going to end up getting people killed and when that starts I’d sure hate to be in her shoes.
If the jury comes back with a not guilty verdict, then Trump could immediately fire Mueller and effectively call it a witch hunt. If they come back with a guilty verdict Trump will simply issue a pardon. Mueller is in a no win situation.
I’m betting not guilty because the prosecution simply didn’t prove their case. If the jury is hung, the Manifort team has the entire prosecution playbook for the next trial. The prosecution doesn’t have Manifort’s playbook because they didn’t play.
Mule boi is Shitlerey’s bitch, bought and paid for ...
Jury tampering by Team Mueller?
I am of the opinion that the actual shooting Civil War has just been declared.
This is Fort Sumter.
With you on this Laz. In fact I just posted about it.
That’s a powerful motivation to vote for acquittal to make sure no one else is ever threatened like that again for a political prosecution.
If I was the judge on this case, I would dismiss all charges due to potential threats against the jurors. That should teach these scum bags to keep their noses out of this case. After all, the illegal who murdered Kate Steinle, was set free, but, they want to throw the book at Manafort. This is crazy and so unfair.
Yes. The News Misleadia literally just got done having a hissy fit over President Trump "putting their lives in danger".
I think they need the baby Harp seal cure.
Medium style.
“I am of the opinion that the actual shooting Civil War has just been declared.”
That happened not long back on a baseball field in Virginia.
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I can see jurors concluding that nullification serves the interests of the United States, as opposed to the interests of the Deep State and the Progressives.
I hope they know that.
Manafort doesn't matter.
Mueller is after Trump, and nullification would drill futility into the mind of Mueller and the Deep State and scandalize the MSM!
If you were on the jury, would you not want to be part of history?
All the deep state. Lets hope that soon they are all officially exposed.
Larry Flynt was the lone defender of Rapin Bill.
Millions of US want to club their brains out like baby Harp seals.
“They aren’t going to be told who the threats are coming from so the impact is debatable.”
That doesn’t matter. If I was a juror someone threatened me to vote one way, I’d vote the other.
Can a nation call itself civilized with no justice under the law? Are we following in the tracks of nations like Venezuela?
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