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ooky

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38. Its absurd. We have procedural protocol already

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 11:11 AM

Apr 2018

to prevent priviledged evidence from being introduced into the court record. The judge makes these rulings and doesn't need outside help to do it. That's why she is a judge, we are supposed to trust her to do her job. But this administration fights the rule of law at every turn because it is always on the wrong side of the law. The judge should not be giving in to that. The only correct ruling here is no "special master - we are going to follow our established rule of law." There is no way to pick outsiders to make this determination, either side will be questioned as partisan. To even allow this should result in an automatic motion to appeal by the government. This is a bs exercise.

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Cohen's lawyers give Judge Wood 4 names that could be the "Special Master". [View all] kentuck Apr 2018 OP

The judge asked both sides to suggest names. onenote Apr 2018 #1

Sounds like a very slick trick. kentuck Apr 2018 #2

No, that's the way it works. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #5

True and then bluestarone Apr 2018 #4

There should have been no search warrants, if this is the case? kentuck Apr 2018 #7

I do not think Mueller would trust them to turn over bluestarone Apr 2018 #9

This evdence was obtained with a lawful warrant! ooky Apr 2018 #21

Yes my thoughts as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bluestarone Apr 2018 #23

I would agree with you that the nature of the search warrants... kentuck Apr 2018 #27

Its absurd. We have procedural protocol already ooky Apr 2018 #38

The point of the Special Master would be to help the judge go through a mountain of seized... PoliticAverse Apr 2018 #43

The prosecutors are supposed to go through the seized evidence, not the judge, or the defense. ooky Apr 2018 #44

The process should be fair to all parties bitterross Apr 2018 #14

I do understand this but bluestarone Apr 2018 #17

Yes, it must be fair. kentuck Apr 2018 #20

Because if both sides can aggree on someone that is acceptable, that person is. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2018 #3

Because even the most naive person knows that the Cohen side will choose someone to their liking... kentuck Apr 2018 #8

Robert Muller isn't acceptable - he works for the Prosecution side. Do you know what the job... PoliticAverse Apr 2018 #13

Thank you very much for that information. kentuck Apr 2018 #16

Their use is to speed up the process -they're basically an assistant to the judge to make things go PoliticAverse Apr 2018 #22

The available evidence suggests the answer is no mythology Apr 2018 #18

What evidence are you referring? kentuck Apr 2018 #30

Nice try, Tom, but I doubt she'll pick Buns_of_Fire Apr 2018 #6

She can't pick anyone with a possible bias toward or against either party. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #24

Didn't they already reject a special master NewJeffCT Apr 2018 #10

Not entirely. Here's what she ruled: PoliticAverse Apr 2018 #25

David Souter exboyfil Apr 2018 #11

But not Alan Dershowitz? kentuck Apr 2018 #12

Ted Olson? exboyfil Apr 2018 #15

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bluestarone Apr 2018 #19

No. You don't seem to understand what a special master does. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #26

I would agree that the special master should be someone... kentuck Apr 2018 #31

Do you not trust this highly-respected judge to do her job? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #32

I trust that she is the best person we could find... kentuck Apr 2018 #35

That's what judges have to deal with all the time. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #36

fully agree here soooo? bluestarone Apr 2018 #37

It wouldn't be unreasonable to appoint a special master The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #39

+1000 kentuck Apr 2018 #42

Cohen already has a partial win because bluestarone Apr 2018 #28

Procedurally, each side can suggest Special Masters for court review. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2018 #29

David Denison? John Baron? Putin or Kim Jong Un? imanamerican63 Apr 2018 #33

It would be very helpful to the discussion if SomethingNew Apr 2018 #34

NPR this morning.. BoneyardDem Apr 2018 #41

As an obviously biased person will be turned down, each side will propose respected attys. Shrike47 Apr 2018 #40