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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 1

    emptywheel Retweeted Zoe Tillman

    I'll make a deal with Ellis: We ALSO call the Mercers and Kochs and Soros oligarchs, and we get to call the Ukrainian oligarchs oligarchs too. Deal?https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1024671389024964610 …

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    Zoe TillmanVerified account @ZoeTillman
    - More on "oligarch" — judge said the term implied Manafort was being paid by criminals, and there wouldn't be evidence about that. Judge: Case will not be tried that "he associated with despicable people, and therefore he is despicable. That's not the American way."
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      2. Anmarq‏ @obscura_city Aug 1
        Replying to @emptywheel

        It is true that oligarch is never a term associated with American rich folk, but easily slapped on anybody from Russia or Eastern Europe

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 1
        Replying to @obscura_city

        I use oligarch for American oligarchs a lot.

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      1. Hell Çid‏ @EnBuenora Aug 1
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I'm glad that no American's association with organized crime figures is ever used in trials to suggest anything about their own guilt.

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      1. (((Evan Siegel)))‏ @TheMathDoctor Aug 1
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Definition: (especially in Russia) a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence. (Google it.)

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      1. jefffos‏ @jefffos Aug 1
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Oh come on, there's plenty to complain about without picking on a judge being extra careful to limit prejudicial vocabulary from the prosecution. This seems a reasonable restriction that a good lawyer can work within with low penalty. One less thing to pick on on appeal.

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      1. WELCOME TO MANISTAN‏ @HollyCareBear Aug 1
        Replying to @emptywheel

        There's no evidence that Yanukovych is a criminal?

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      1. Sandra Damiana Silverwitch Swan‏ @damianaswan Aug 1
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Sounds like Ellis is channeling his 5th grade teacher and telling Mueller "show don't tell". I'm sure Mueller will be happy to comply.

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      1. Lilith‏ @lilith2u Aug 1
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Deal!

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      1. M.S. Bellows, Jr.‏ @msbellows Aug 1
        Replying to @emptywheel

        https://www.rulesofevidence.org/article-iv/rule-404/ …

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      1. John Hausman‏Verified account @JohnSHausman Aug 1
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        All fair and accurate, but the judge is also right about use in a trial.

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      1. Jeffrey Vagle‏Verified account @jvagle Aug 1
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        I think that's more than fair.pic.twitter.com/Ub7aNSVXlg

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      1. Geoff Barrett‏ @barrett506 Aug 1
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        Works for me.

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