U.S. judge gives partial win to prosecution ahead of Manafort's second trial

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A judge overseeing the upcoming second trial of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on Tuesday approved the prosecution’s request to allow evidence about a Justice Department inspection of Manafort’s lobbying activities in the 1980s but limited the scope of what it can show.
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The prosecution said it would like to introduce evidence to rebut the defense argument that Manafort did not know rules on foreign lobbying. Jackson ordered both sides to agree to a stipulation showing Manafort was notified of lobbying disclosure rules in the 1980s, which would be in place of the government submitting all of its proposed evidence to the jury.
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Manafort now faces a seven-count indictment in the Washington trial. The charges include allegations of money laundering, obstruction of justice and failing to register as a foreign agent for his lobbying on behalf of pro-Russian politicians from Ukraine. - PoliticusUSA

Mueller is a badass!

[FarPoint]

1. Mueller is a TITAN!

Damn...I'm more than impressed with Robert Mueller...I am beginning to feel safe once again....

[ancianita]

2. Yeah, ignorance of the laws about foreign lobbying is no excuse.

[forgotmylogin]

3. If you don't know the laws, maybe don't be a foreign lobbyist?

[slumcamper]

4. YACHT FOR SALE! Contact Kathleen Manafort (exercise caution; she is a lawyer). n/t

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. Mr Mueller and his amazing team are top drawer.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. I always thought that ignorance of the law was not a legal defense.

[a kennedy]

7. or ignorance of being a politician was an excuse.......

and I'm sure that's what the orange blobs followers were thinking when he said drain the swamp.......except now, HE IS THE SWAMP!!!!!

[C Moon]

8. Whatever happened to "ignorance of the law is no excuse."

I guess if you're mega-rich, anything is a defense.