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I asked before if he had been paid off dhol82 Aug 2018 #1
trump put in place. nt WhiteTara Aug 2018 #9
Really? Are you sure? PJMcK Aug 2018 #32
I reread his bio and no, I'm incorrect on this one. WhiteTara Aug 2018 #38
Seems plausible. onecaliberal Aug 2018 #11
Based on what? (n/t) PJMcK Aug 2018 #33
Based on what I heard that judge needs to be sanctioned or whatever LiberalFighter Aug 2018 #2
What did you hear? PJMcK Aug 2018 #35
It sounds as if he wants to be offered a Judge Judy-type gig. spooky3 Aug 2018 #3
That's exactly what I thought! displacedtexan Aug 2018 #48
The guy sounds like an ass, a grand stander or both. BigmanPigman Aug 2018 #4
If you want something to not be a distraction you can help by ignoring it. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2018 #5
Barbara McQuade (attorney, now on Rachel's show) is pointing out what is unusual about this spooky3 Aug 2018 #6
Judge stepped way over line in injecting his personal opinion comment about Gates wishstar Aug 2018 #13
I heard that too. Unbelievable. onecaliberal Aug 2018 #20
His behavior is very weird. It makes me nervous. Glimmer of Hope Aug 2018 #7
It worries me too because that fucker could skate. onecaliberal Aug 2018 #10
I'm hoping that the jury will view this as we do. Alexandria is a blue county, spooky3 Aug 2018 #15
Age may have caught up with him. magicarpet Aug 2018 #8
At 78, he could easily be suffering from early stage dementia. Becoming irritable & tblue37 Aug 2018 #31
Either or something ain't quite right there. magicarpet Aug 2018 #47
One of the defense lawyers (I think) said of him: GusBob Aug 2018 #12
The guest just nailed my fear: "the effect on the jury". Yea, his rulings might be correct but UTUSN Aug 2018 #14
"they see a judge berating and screaming almost always at ONE side?!1" - much of that... PoliticAverse Aug 2018 #19
This was said in front of the jury during cross examination of gates by Manafort's attorney. emulatorloo Aug 2018 #24
Yesterday I got troubled by this judge's judicial 'behaviour' in the courtroom. sprinkleeninow Aug 2018 #28
From the WaPo folks covering the trial: Princess Turandot Aug 2018 #16
We'll know better when we see how he treats the defense when they start presenting their case. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2018 #29
BTW, today he said this, *just before the jury left for the day*... Princess Turandot Aug 2018 #17
Setting the stage? matt819 Aug 2018 #18
Gates isn't on trial, Manafort is and if he's found innocent he clearly cannot be retried. onecaliberal Aug 2018 #21
He's specifically been preventing the prosecution from doing things that might have been appeal-able. PoliticAverse Aug 2018 #22
NO, He's inserting his own answers after the witness speaks. onecaliberal Aug 2018 #25
But the point is only the defense can appeal on these grounds- if he hobbled the defense... bettyellen Aug 2018 #30
I would want to know what his kids or other relatives do. LiberalFighter Aug 2018 #46
It's like a scene from The Verdict MurrayDelph Aug 2018 #23
My law partner got admonished by our judge when she rolled her eyes too. no_hypocrisy Aug 2018 #26
His head was down, not sure how he was able to see an eye roll. onecaliberal Aug 2018 #27
So was hers. But in our case, she also slightly shook her head. no_hypocrisy Aug 2018 #44
Old Lawyer joke. Yes, I'm an old lawyer. TomSlick Aug 2018 #34
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This is not what judges do, according to other state attorneys. I will take their word for it. onecaliberal Aug 2018 #37
Judge Ellis is making an ass of himself. Period. oasis Aug 2018 #39
You made me laugh. Short and sweet. sprinkleeninow Aug 2018 #42
I posted this on another thread MontanaMama Aug 2018 #40
Agreed customerserviceguy Aug 2018 #43
My fear is customerserviceguy Aug 2018 #41
A Judge Zobel, in the highly publicized "Au Pair" trial in 1997, let oasis Aug 2018 #45
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