Extraordinary: @TheJusticeDept's deputy AG asked @ManhattanDA Vance to respond to a letter from Paul

[mahatmakanejeeves]

So the taxpayer is now paying to assist defense counsel in Paul Manafort's proceedings?

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Extraordinary: @TheJusticeDept’s deputy AG asked @ManhattanDA Vance to respond to a letter from Paul Manafort’s attorney with double-jeopardy objections. @CourthouseNews

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Having seen their predecessors prosecute and convict Paul Manafort of serious crimes, the current DOJ appears to be putting their weight behind defense counsel in local proceedings that do not involve them.

Their full letter here:

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In a decade covering the courts, I have never seen an exchange between federal and local prosecutors like this.

Here's the response of Vance and his assistant, plus exhibits:

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[stillcool]

1. I don't get it..

I read the piece yesterday about the AG stepping in about Rikers, but this letter looks even worse. I am not law-literate, so I need someone to explain. Are they trying to mess with the ability of New York to prosecute Manafort?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. That's about the size of it. Here are the letters:

6-11-19 Letter From DAG Rosen to DA Vance

6-14-19 Letter From DA Vance to DAG Rosen

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Lol remember when people were 100% sure that Trump appointed Kavanaugh to overturn the dual....

Lol remember when people were 100% sure that Trump appointed Kavanaugh to overturn the dual sovereignty doctrine so he could pardon everyone and the states couldn’t prosecute them.

Kav voted to uphold the doctrine this week.

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