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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 21

    emptywheel Retweeted Kevin Whitelaw

    Seems like confusion over corporate ownership and fact that loan did not go through on one bank fraud case led to mistrial.https://twitter.com/KevinWhitelaw1/status/1032004190485270534 …

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    Kevin Whitelaw @KevinWhitelaw1
    BREAKING ON @TheTerminal *MANAFORT FOUND GUILTY ON ALL FIVE TAX FRAUD COUNTS *MANAFORT FOUND GUILTY ON ONE COUNT OF FAILING TO FILE F-BAR *MANAFORT FOUND GUILTY ON TWO COUNTS OF BANK FRAUD *MISTRIAL ON TEN COUNTS IN MANAFORT FRAUD TRIAL
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      2. Tina‏ @girlinseattle Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Couldn't have helped that the prosecution couldn't show the actual documents during trial - jury only saw once they went to deliberations.

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      3. Richard Mann‏ @RichardAMann Aug 21
        Replying to @girlinseattle @emptywheel

        and the judge also pointed out that the instance of bank fraud was unsuccessful for some reason

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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      1. Robert Mitchell‏ @TheRobertM Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Seems like the judge had a hand in that confusion right? “Talk about the loans that went through” for example.

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      1. Jan Austerlitz‏ @elitistja Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Ellis responsible for preventing prosecutors to allow jury to look at docs during trial to be able to show the supporting docs in real time. Ellis also made it sound like if no loan provided, no fraud.

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      1. NCSteve‏ @TCFKA_NCSteve Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        So, basically, yeah, this is the judge's fault.

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      2. Themistocles' Wall‏ @themistocles_w Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Also the prosecution not mapping the charges to the evidence more clearly for a lay jury & a judge not allowing more written instructions to jury in a white collar case My sense is Ellis is a clown

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      1. America, you in danger girl‏ @fabmar2018 Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Judge Ellis needs an exposé. I smell a rat.

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      1. Sajizzle‏ @Sajizzle Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        So the judge's fault possibly on attempted bank fraud

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      1. RS22‏ @OllieWH22 Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        On the bank fraud counts, they hung on all of the counts related to Lender D. My guess is that someone latched onto Gates' role as the intermediary as creating reasonable doubt. Not sure what evidence govt had showing direct Manafort involvement.

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      1. Alys Corduroy‏ @AlysCorduroy Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Manafort & Cohen both came down within 15? minutes, 20? Wow.

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      1. ...stick a needle in my eye.‏ @t2meg Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        The judge’s comments on the evidence lead to the mistrial in those claims. The prosecution should refile the charges and ask for the judge’s recusal.

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      1. Republican American‏ @RepAmWatch Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        AND there's another Manafort trial coming next month. https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/1034142002 

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      2. Oregonemom  🇺🇸  🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @Oregonemom Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Back to the original question, what's a "shelf company".

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. constitution is in writing for a reason‏ @Wojadubakowske Aug 21
        Replying to @Oregonemom @emptywheel

        are you referring to the jury's original question or are you actually asking?

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      4. Oregonemom  🇺🇸  🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @Oregonemom Aug 21
        Replying to @Wojadubakowske @emptywheel

        Refering to their question. They couldn’t follow the law or didnt remember, or didnt understand, how business are structured.

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      5. constitution is in writing for a reason‏ @Wojadubakowske Aug 21
        Replying to @Oregonemom @emptywheel

        got it. (were they allowed to take notes? that's allowed in some courts but not others. and it seems absurd that they can't refer back to transcripts. absurd and antediluvian.)

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      6. Oregonemom  🇺🇸  🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @Oregonemom Aug 21
        Replying to @Wojadubakowske @emptywheel

        In think they were allowed. And still they couldnt keep track. We have work to do with education.

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      7. constitution is in writing for a reason‏ @Wojadubakowske Aug 21
        Replying to @Oregonemom @emptywheel

        indeed. someone mentioned the scott peterson jury took two weeks. manfort's jury seems like, "eh who can tell? fuck it. eight counts is enough." like sorting through all the documents - WITHOUT references to which charge (seriously?) - was just not worth even another day.

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      2. Patti O'Brien‏ @Patti618 Aug 21
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Can the government retry on those cases?

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      3. Alys Corduroy‏ @AlysCorduroy Aug 21
        Replying to @Patti618 @emptywheel

        Mistrial? sure. Up to prosecutorial discretion & whether they think it's worth it.

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