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WaPo: Manafort wants trial moved to Roanoke. (Original Post)
triron
Jul 2018
OP
The Roanoke that disappeared in the 1600's? Sounds like Manafort. His lawyer's name is Croatan.
Squinch
Jul 2018
#3
Moving the trial to Roanoke makes it harder on prosecuters and witnesses.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Jul 2018
#4
shockey80
(4,379 posts)1. LOL, Hey Manafort hows the food asshole?
bitterross
(4,066 posts)2. Guess who Roanoke Voted for in 2016?
If you guessed Roanoke County, where Roanoke is located, voted for Trump by 61% you'd be right.
I had a feeling that they picked an area that was more far more favorable to 45 and the vote tally from the election just proves it.
https://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president/virginia/
Squinch
(50,949 posts)3. The Roanoke that disappeared in the 1600's? Sounds like Manafort. His lawyer's name is Croatan.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,582 posts)4. Moving the trial to Roanoke makes it harder on prosecuters and witnesses.
The daily commute eats into valuable office time that could be used doing research and trial prep.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)5. Repugs in hell want ice water, Paulie.