Here's @ZoeTillman's version of what went down w/Manafort today. Note that Manafort's lawyers didn't offer objection to EDVA lawyers taking over case, which might screw over Manafort more.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/manafort-hearing-judge-russia …?
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Once this transcript is released gonna do a piece on the things Michael Dreeben DIDN'T say. It's details like this that make the question interesting.pic.twitter.com/PehYzYLJpp
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More generic question: I thought squeezing someone on even unrelated crimes to flip them on someone else was a legal part of prosecution toolkit? Is it being questioned only because special counsel suppose to be limited?
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It does happen all the time. Judge said today: "I'm not saying it is illegitimate."
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So it’s a tactic that’s often used but there’s no consensus or ruling on whether the tactic is legal? I didn’t know
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Ellis' de facto assumption is Manafort is guilty af. Ellis then argues the prosecution cannot prosecute Manafort b/c they don't care enough about his assumed crimes.
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I re-read the article &Ellis was even worse than I originally saw. He is out to get the August memo that is sought by Freedom caucus.
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Sounds like this judge is biased and overly dramatic. Don’t need that in this case.
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Judge Ellis said Mueller's team will make Manafort sing but will also compose



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