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Mueller: Secret Court Order Suspended Statute Of Limitations On Manafort Charge
TPM ^ | 5/15/17 | Tierny Sneed

Posted on 05/15/2018 12:34:03 PM PDT by proust

“Special Counsel Robert Mueller obtained a secret order from a federal magistrate judge to suspend the statute of limitations on one of the charges he ultimately brought against Paul Manafort, a court filing revealed Monday evening.

Mueller did not inform Manafort of the secret order until after the former Trump campaign chairman had requested that charge be thrown out, the filing said.”


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Wouldn’t this be a violation of Article One Section 9 of the Constitution?

Or maybe that only means Congress can’t do it, but the Derep State Star Chamber Kangaroo Court (otherwise known as the Department of Justice) can?


21 posted on 05/15/2018 12:54:28 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Alberta's Child

Yes, but those tolling issues are usually dealt with in the charging instrument or in a response to a motion to dismiss. This is the first time I’ve heard of getting a star chamber ex parte sealed order in this regard which was hidden from the defendant’s attorney even after he entered the case.


22 posted on 05/15/2018 12:55:02 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: proust

WHat? A judge can arbitrarily remove the statute of limitations. Can the same be done against Obama, Holder and Clinton?


23 posted on 05/15/2018 12:56:45 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: LegendHasIt

DERP!

That is supposed to be “Deep State” Not ‘Derep State’. in my post above.


24 posted on 05/15/2018 12:58:07 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: proust
Just thinking big-picture here.

This is ridiculous. Each new thing we hear is worse, and more utterly illegal, than the last. And do you know what it means, IMHO? Mueller and his gang of idiots and adulterers never, ever dreamed the Hillbot could lose, and they have committed about 20 times more crimes and illegal procedures than we've already seen. And there are way too many of them to cover up.

It won't be tomorrow, which I'd prefer. But Mueller is going to jail.

25 posted on 05/15/2018 1:01:25 PM PDT by SamuraiScot
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To: SamuraiScot

No US court is ever going to touch a member of the Deep State. Punishment would have to come from God or an irregular imposition of non-binding “law”.


26 posted on 05/15/2018 1:16:38 PM PDT by Thumper1960 (Trump-2020)
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To: Alberta's Child
Looks like #3: Mueller claimed he was waiting for the government of Cyprus to "produce" documents.

I wonder if the ink was dry when he got them.

Five years of investigation and no indictments and then, Shazaam! new evidence suddenly appears to justify extending the statute of limitations. It seems to me Manafort and the judge should really be asking about a possible referral for prosecution of Mueller and his people for conspiracy to violate Manafort's civil rights.

27 posted on 05/15/2018 1:17:36 PM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens")
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To: ncalburt

Statute of Limitations doesn’t begin to run until forms (like tax returns and FBARs) are actually FILED. IOW - S of L does NOT run from due date.
So these claims are very odd.

I think we have another case of “journalism” masquerading as fact.


28 posted on 05/15/2018 1:18:31 PM PDT by Honest Nigerian
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To: proust

What??
The defendant and his counsel are not informed of a secret order??


29 posted on 05/15/2018 1:21:59 PM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: silverleaf

Positively Trumpian (cool tagline).


30 posted on 05/15/2018 1:34:19 PM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Truth comes in few words; lies require more.)
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To: proust
Double Secret Probation?


31 posted on 05/15/2018 1:36:54 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: proust

unfettered is still unfettered....

Who will rein-in the wild donkey....Mueller?


32 posted on 05/15/2018 1:42:43 PM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: proust

I’m an attorney, and the SoL cannot be suspended by the dictates of a prosecutor. The SoL can be “tolled” in certain circumstances (such as fraud), but suspended?


33 posted on 05/15/2018 1:47:51 PM PDT by Smedley (It's a sad day for American capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park)
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To: proust

no one can “suspend” a statue of limitations ... total bullshit, garbage article ...


34 posted on 05/15/2018 1:50:31 PM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: proust

A secret court, suspending codified laws in secrecy, and the defendant doesn’t get to be the courtroom. What could be more American than that? /s


35 posted on 05/15/2018 1:58:33 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: proust

bttt


36 posted on 05/15/2018 2:04:25 PM PDT by timestax
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To: proust

37 posted on 05/15/2018 2:27:21 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (Why are damn near ALL the SEX FIENDS Democrats?)
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To: proust

If this is true, we are in worse shape than we thought and the Republic is in serious danger. Secret dealing between the Omnipotent Special Counsel and the Courts to extend the filing date liability against a defendant is probably illegal if the defendant isnt informed and able to oppose the Special Counsel.

Double Secret Probation anyone?


38 posted on 05/15/2018 2:39:05 PM PDT by wildbill (Quis Custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches the watchmen?)
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You post Radical left blog crap here and think you get away with it.

Why do you post crap and send traffic to these Radical leftist ?

They Lie !

Dont avoid the question being asked .


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Lighten up.

39 posted on 05/15/2018 2:46:16 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Wonderful theory, wrong species)
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To: LegendHasIt

The brain said “deep”, but the fingers wanted to type “derp”?


40 posted on 05/15/2018 2:47:21 PM PDT by MortMan (The white board is a remarkable invention.)
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