Judge Ellis: Sentencing guidelines "excessive," Manafort has lived "an otherwise innocent life"

[Miles Archer]

Just now on MSNBC.

Don't be expecting 24 years.

[elleng]

1. WOW

[DURHAM D]

2. Is the Judge is compromised?

Lock Him Up

[BigmanPigman]

22. No, he is just an egocentric nut job.

Very unprofessional in my opinion. Rachel Maddow did a short story about him about 6 months ago. He is an ass and has always been an ass.

[JCMach1]

40. Way worse, he is responsible for so many deaths... he is a fucking monster...

[emulatorloo]

3. This judge is a kook. As demonstrated many times during the trial

[OliverQ]

4. Judge Ellis is horrible.

[Peacetrain]

5. Just listening to that... he is sympathic to Manafort?

that was in interesting comment on MSNBC..

[bearsfootball516]

6. Here comes a low sentence.

[Leghorn21]

7. Shimon confirms:

Judge TS Ellis said he believed a sentence of 19-24 years as was recommended would be "excessive" for Manafort.

Link to tweet

[lostnfound]

8. "Otherwise innocent" by helping despots attain power

And betraying his country.

“First time offender” is wealthy white male privilege, when you get to be guilty your entire life and don’t get prosecuted until you’re 70.

[gratuitous]

9. "An otherwise innocent life"?

Wowsers.

Well, there's always the sentencing next week in D.C., where protestations of an otherwise innocent life may not get quite such a sympathetic hearing.

[empedocles]

12. 'innocent life' - UNBELIEVABLE!

[Jane Austin]

43. Blameless

He said "otherwise blameless life."

Good God.

It really is ok if you are a Republican!

[empedocles]

10. Judge from beginning clearly anti Special Counsel

[emulatorloo]

26. Manafort sentenced to "Almost" 4 years in prison

Link to tweet

[manor321]

11. As I've been saying, Ellis is thoroughly shit. This is another gift to Trump.

[RockRaven]

13. Shows you how morally bankrupt Ellis is if he can claim Manafort otherwise led a good life

That is complete horse-s--t. He made a living taking blood money from despots who stomped on necks of their citizens and murdered people who got in their way. F--k this guy.

[spanone]

14. the fix is in. sounds like the judge thinks manafort is a fucking victim.

[TwilightZone]

15. So, which one of the recesses was so the judge could take Trump's phone call?

Hmm.

[chowder66]

16. "An otherwise innocent life".....for the white man w/ access to money.

[SharonAnn]

37. Innocent except for the decades of serious crimes.

[emulatorloo]

17. So does that mean we have a free pass to commit bank fraud, tax evasion, and lie to the feds?

[Downtown Hound]

18. This judge is a joke

Time to break out those state charges.

[TwilightZone]

20. Probably won't be necessary.

He has another sentencing in DC next week from a different judge.

[Downtown Hound]

24. I know, but I say, pile them all on!

[TwilightZone]

25. Works for me.

Enough so that he gets to spend the rest of his life there.

[OliverQ]

19. This country is such a joke.

A judge who calls Manafort's life blameless has no business being on the bench.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

21. "An otherwise innocent life".

Sort of like the person who murders his father and mother, then asks for clemency because he's an orphan.

[Anon-C]

23. I forgot it was Judge Ellis!

[Glimmer of Hope]

27. Wowee. What is the deal with this judge?

[Downtown Hound]

36. A partisan, grandstanding hack.

[snowybirdie]

28. 47 months

He got lucky!

[empedocles]

29. Maybe if Manafort expressed remorse, ellis would have let him off with probation.

[emulatorloo]

30. Manafort sentenced to "almost" 4 years in prison

Link to tweet

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

31. Yeah I. I'm soooo sure he'd say the same about a non-white defendant. That

asshole judge might be a joke. But the joke's about to be on us all.

[dlk]

32. Will N.Y. Bring Charges Against Manafort Now?

[dajoki]

33. What's the purpose of guidelines? n/t

[BeyondGeography]

34. "Manafort" and "innocent life"

Winner of today’s Ketchup and Pancakes Award.

[Ghost Dog]

44. I reckon "an otherwise innocent life"

is code for "coughCIAcough associate". He worked for the BFEE.

[Totally Tunsie]

35. Joe Average Citizen would get more for jaywalking,

This is just going to have tRumpie crowing that all is not as bad as it seems. Why are thy handed so many bouquets? Horrendous!

[dalton99a]

38. What a fucking joke

[maxsolomon]

39. An Otherwise Innocent Life

= not convicted of any other crimes in America.

What he did in Ukraine? not in the judge's purview.

[Generic Other]

41. Trump will pardon him

as he really wasn't a "serious" criminal.

[Ilsa]

42. One if his daughters has disowned him and changed her

Last name, IIRC. She claimed his money was blood money. I guess the judge is in the pocket of trump and friends.