And it's not like the judge in Manafort's trial

[Mme. Defarge]

favored the prosecution. So, no “spin” on that score.

[brush]

1. That repug judge tried his best to influence the jury in favor of the defense.

[spooky3]

2. I really hope at least one juror will talk to the media and

tell us what they thought of the judge's comments, the "votes" on each count, and other things.

[DURHAM D]

3. I heard on my tv that the jury tried to

get a breakdown of what evidence pointed to which count. The judge would not allow that in by the prosecution. Seems like a really really strong case for misconduct by the aged-out nutty Judge.

[GulfCoast66]

4. I've never believed the sold out judge thing

He knew there were going to be convictions. He knows there will be appeals. He knows the political ramifications.

He was making damn sure it was appeal proof. No judge wants appeals accepted in the case of convicted felons based on the way he or she ran the case.

In retrospect, he seems to have done well.

We heard it from the start. A judge hard on the prosecution favors the prosecution.

[Mme. Defarge]

5. Yes!

I came around to that way of thinking, myself.