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WaPo: Manafort wants trial moved to Roanoke. (Original Post) triron Jul 2018 OP
LOL, Hey Manafort hows the food asshole? shockey80 Jul 2018 #1
Guess who Roanoke Voted for in 2016? bitterross Jul 2018 #2
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
Repugs in hell want ice water, Paulie. Mc Mike Jul 2018 #5
 

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2. Guess who Roanoke Voted for in 2016?
Sat Jul 7, 2018, 02:00 PM
Jul 2018

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/

4. Moving the trial to Roanoke makes it harder on prosecuters and witnesses.
Sat Jul 7, 2018, 08:35 PM
Jul 2018

The daily commute eats into valuable office time that could be used doing research and trial prep.

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