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Nitram

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36. I was surprised, and many jurists were as well.

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Mon Mar 11, 2019, 03:12 PM

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I wasn't surprised by the light sentence, were you? [View all] BigmanPigman Mar 2019 OP

He needs to be impeached. nt DURHAM D Mar 2019 #1

I guessed 60 months earlier today. NightWatcher Mar 2019 #2

Agree FrankBooth Mar 2019 #3

This guy sounds more like a sleaze than a judge!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2019 #4

I'm surprised. I mean this muthafuck tampered too - double dealing even on his 'cooperation' deal.. UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #5

No surprise (nm) mikewv Mar 2019 #6

Not surprised at all. The media has played up the "24 years" ad nauseam. Cattledog Mar 2019 #7

Manafort ran True Blue American Mar 2019 #30

Plus this case was mostly tax and bank fraud issues. Right or wrong, sentences aren't Hoyt Mar 2019 #8

NOPE .. LenaBaby61 Mar 2019 #9

A little bit, yeah. blogslut Mar 2019 #10

Nope, but these are not the only charges for which he will do time. GoCubsGo Mar 2019 #11

I remember wondering if Judge Ellis was going to lead to a mistrial throwing everything out wishstar Mar 2019 #12

Or a ruling 'notwithstanding verdict' empedocles Mar 2019 #15

Judge Ellis sent Iliyah Mar 2019 #13

Makes it harder for Trump to pardon sacto95834 Mar 2019 #14

Not really, no. BlueStater Mar 2019 #16

No. llmart Mar 2019 #17

When I was in my 20s my older friend told me. BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #21

Living in the South, I read about this stuff a lot. Blue_true Mar 2019 #24

I was. The guy is a traitor Jarqui Mar 2019 #18

First offender, white collar crime, white defendant, nothing unusual about a light sentence here Jersey Devil Mar 2019 #19

Good points. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #25

Nope. Ellis is a Trumper asshole. Adrahil Mar 2019 #20

Light sentence Peace06 Mar 2019 #22

I honestly wasn't. Blue_true Mar 2019 #23

No, not really. CentralMass Mar 2019 #26

Disappointed, but no. Not surprised. TDale313 Mar 2019 #27

Not at all. He is known to show bias against prosecutors, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #28

I hope the fucker drops dead soon. JI7 Mar 2019 #29

No, I was not surprised. Catherine Vincent Mar 2019 #31

i always thought 5-6 years but there are more sentences to come... samnsara Mar 2019 #32

I'm not surprised that it was light. I was surprised that it was THIS LIGHT theboss Mar 2019 #33

I'm hoping to see Impeachment of this Judge CDerekGo Mar 2019 #34

Everything is so messed up (I've cleaned up my act) it's hard to be optimistic. Firestorm49 Mar 2019 #35

I was surprised, and many jurists were as well. Nitram Mar 2019 #36