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Ethereal Fairy Natalie's avatar

I could do my personal library like that. Maybe have two set up as columns.And, have one for my shoes, in my closet.

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ShrillKitty's avatar

Oh, the black one is the ostrich one? I thought that was the $18,000 python jacket. I get my 15-20g jackets easily confused tho, 'cos I'm gauche, I guess.

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ahughes798's avatar

I know. It's like that church hymn, Doxology. Sounds like a medical term, not a song.

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ahughes798's avatar

Some of my best friends are samaras.

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Rebecca Johnson's avatar

And the Russians outright campaigned for Bernie Sanders, per Mueller's indictment. But that's a "conspiracy theory rabbit hole?" Like J esus! Stop with the bias!

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Rebecca Johnson's avatar

So when the Trump campaign staffers do something, it's treason ... When Bernie campaign staffers do it, it's just politics ...

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House0fTheBlueLights's avatar

I'm not "claiming" anything. I'm saying the entire fucking system is corrupt, and corruption has a way find all the nooks and crannies.

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The Villainess+'s avatar

I would imagine in most cases, if a defendant with such a bad case insisted on going so far into court proceedings, a prosecutor would be loath to make a deal. But given the stakes, at this point, its just money for Manafort and he's already deep in hock. Maybe he is trying to get a better deal, who knows. Maybe Mueller will tell him to piss up a rope if Manafort waits til the last minute to request formally a deal.

Either way, as you mention the evidence against him is egregious. If he insists on going to a jury for a verdict, and he is deemed guilty, the history books will be talking about this for a long time. It's a federal case if I understand correctly, so Trump could possibly pardon Manafort.

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sarafina's avatar

That's encouraging.

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sarafina's avatar

Agreed. And the Tad Devine thing has the potential to bring some mud to sling.

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AdjudicatedCrazy's avatar

That would be foolish, since Mueller & Co. would get to cross him afterward.

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AdjudicatedCrazy's avatar

Or just unbelievably clueless and incompetent.

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AdjudicatedCrazy's avatar

They may not even present Gates because they have enough without him. I don't want to say "stick a fork in him," so I'll just say "stick a spoon in him."

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