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Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts) Fri Oct 19, 2018, 02:00 PM Oct 2018

Manafort just appeared in court in his prison uniform AND in a wheelchair: [View all]

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Rachel Weiner
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Paul Manafort appears in court in a wheelchair. Attorney Kevin Downing says "there are significant issues with Mr. Manafort's health right now that have to do with his confinement." Wants him sentenced as soon as possible so he can be moved.

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Manafort just appeared in court in his prison uniform AND in a wheelchair: [View all] Mrs. Overall Oct 2018 OP

How convenient for him. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2018 #1

If he gives Mueller the goods on the Trump mafia family and other thugs that leads to prison meadowlark5 Oct 2018 #6

Yes! Sentence him right away, please. MineralMan Oct 2018 #2

Yeah...I believe that SHRED Oct 2018 #3

Its the longest he's ever gone without golf and martinis and his body is breaking down. NightWatcher Oct 2018 #4

What happened to the guy who looked like Marcello Mastroianni? LeftInTX Oct 2018 #5

I totally believe him that he's got health issues related to his confinement... he's so trustworthy, RockRaven Oct 2018 #7

Oh, that's cold... I LOVE IT!!!! Talitha Oct 2018 #28

Screw, cheat, steal, lie, coverup! bluestarone Oct 2018 #8

Thoughts and prayers rusty fender Oct 2018 #9

Perhaps Dumbo will have sympathy for CharleyDog Oct 2018 #10

spill yer guts and you might be heard Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #11

What? He didn't close his eyes and pretend to be blind like Cosby? bullwinkle428 Oct 2018 #12

Oh fuck off manafraud... Takket Oct 2018 #13

Snort Solly Mack Oct 2018 #14

He's suffering from Donwaana Bheer Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 #15

As soon as he's done singing, he can have his sentencing. scheming daemons Oct 2018 #16

A page out of the Mafia Don playbook gratuitous Oct 2018 #17

Yep. dalton99a Oct 2018 #19

It wa so common that most of us can recall seeing the pics of them in the news dixiegrrrrl Oct 2018 #24

Yeah, I hear afluenza is really harsh this year. MrsCoffee Oct 2018 #18

Obviously a severe case of bone spurs dalton99a Oct 2018 #20

too bad, so sad... FreeRunning Oct 2018 #21

Significant issues with his health due to his confinement Power 2 the People Oct 2018 #22

I guess mercuryblues Oct 2018 #23

Sounds like gout riverwalker Oct 2018 #25

I have gout underpants Oct 2018 #26

It used to be called "the rich mans disease". n/t riverwalker Oct 2018 #27

So if he didn't have gout before, but has it now.... Talitha Oct 2018 #29