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2018-06-16 -Land of the Free
Paul Manafort: Judge sends ex-Trump chair to jail for violating bail terms
[Guardian] Paul Manafort, formerly Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, was taken into custody on Friday after a federal judge (Obama appointee Amy Berman Jackson) determined he had violated the terms of his bail as he awaits trial on multiple federal felony charges.

Manafort, 69, thus became the second former Trump aide to go to jail related to charges brought by the special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian election interference and links between Trump aides and Moscow.
Manifort has yet to be convicted of ANYTHING !

Related at the Daily Caller: Dershowitz Explodes on MSNBC: Locking Up Manafort Before A trial is ‘So Obnoxious to Our Constitution’
Posted by Besoeker 2018-06-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ]  Top

#1 The fact they went after him for witness tampering is ironic. The FBI gave Hillary’s witnesses immunity and then invited them to her interviews with the FBI.
Posted by airandee  2018-06-16 03:54||   2018-06-16 03:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Locking Up Manafort Before A trial is ‘So Obnoxious to Our Constitution’

A feature, not a bug.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-06-16 09:06||   2018-06-16 09:06|| Front Page Top

#3 People at Manafort's level all play fast n loose. Works until it doesn't.
Posted by M. Murcek 2018-06-16 12:37||   2018-06-16 12:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Unbridled power of the state on display. An argument for term limits of Federal judges. Also an example of the vindictiveness of the Swamp. Manafort's greatest sin was being Trump's campaign manager and helping defeat Hillary Clinton.
Posted by JohnQC 2018-06-16 15:51||   2018-06-16 15:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Going to disagree, John. Manafort was probably in the wrong place at the wrong time, but he was also ripe for the picking. If I'm wrong, the wheels will grind until he's clear.
Posted by M. Murcek 2018-06-16 16:06||   2018-06-16 16:06|| Front Page Top

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