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According to Reuters (9-Aug-18), Judge T.S. Ellis, III, has repeatedly criticized “the government’s handling of the case while giving leeway to Manafort’s lawyers“ . See: “U.S. judge apologizes to prosecutors in former Trump aide Manafort’s trial “09 Aug 2018 [1] In short, he appeared to be biased from the beginning.
Then on Thursday, March 7, 2018, US Federal Judge Ellis III sentenced Manafort to less than 4 years of prison, in stark contrast to the 19 to 21 years recommended by prosecutors: “sentenced Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud. The sentence was substantially less than the 19 to 21 years prosecutors wanted, which most likely would have put Manafort, 69, behind bars for the rest of his life.” (VOA News) [2]
Last year: “Mr. Manafort is not on trial for having a lavish lifestyle,” Ellis said. Out of the jury’s earshot, he also criticized both sides for using the word “oligarch,” saying it had negative connotations and could give jurors the impression Manafort was “consorting and being paid by people who are criminals.” “Of course, there will be no evidence about that,” the judge said, adding that oligarchs were merely rich people.” Excerpted from: “Prosecutors at Manafort trial offer evidence of apparently fake invoices” Posted: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:20:39 -0400 [3]
Like Judge T.S. Ellis, III, Trump’s sister was nominated U.S. District Court by Ronald Reagan on September 14, 1983, and confirmed by the Senate on October 7th, 1983. Ellis was nominated by Reagan and confirmed by the Senate in 1987. She may well have mentored him.
C27281-24, King Fahd and the Reagan’s greeting Ivana Trump with Donald Trump at a state dinner for King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in the blue room. 2/11/85.
Recall that Trump’s lawyer-mentor, Roy Cohn, was also a mob lawyer. It has been alleged that he got Trump’s sister appointed as judge in New Jersey:
WNYC article excerpt: “Trump Barry did not respond to three calls to her court for this story, but she previously told an interviewer that there was “no question” that her brother helped her get her judgeship. Cohn was plugged into the Reagan White House at the time, and she reportedly called to specifically thank him after the appointment… Her political connections though would soon be apparent. As she sat on the bench in New Jersey, her husband, John Barry, worked as an attorney for Trump and his New Jersey casinos…“. Trump’s pilot Weichselbaum’s case reportedly was moved from Ohio to her court in New Jersey before sentencing though ultimately she recused herself. See: “Trump’s Sister, The Judge: A Life Vastly Different, But Often Intertwined” May 18, 2016 · by Matt Katz https://www.wnyc.org/story/trumps-sister-judge-life-vastly-different-often-intertwined/
David Cay Johnston tweet archived: https://archive.li/https://twitter.com/davidcayj/status/1047215818197667840
Roy Cohn, Reagan and (Fox News’- WSJ’s owner) Murdoch meeting 1-18-1983
“Donald Trump: Roy was very close with Ronald Reagan actually. That’s true.
Robert O’Harrow: Here is this. I’d say in 1981, Ronald Reagan wrote Cohn, a registered Democrat, a warm note of thanks for his support. Cohn tapped into that network on Trump’s behalf a short time later according to The New York Times account. At Trump’s request, Cohn lobbied Ed Meese III, a senior White House aide to secure an appointment for Trump’s sister, Maryann Barry, an experienced jurist in New Jersey to the United States Court of Appeals. Trump told The Times, quote, my sister got the appointment totally on her own merit. If The Times reported that Roy Cohn called on your behalf, did you ask him to call Ed Meese and help your sister out? Donald Trump: Yeah. I don’t want to comment on that….” Excerpted from The Washington Post Interview with Donald Trump, June 6, 2016.
It’s too bad that no one seems to be doing their job on this and searching for connections between Judge Ellis III and Trump-Manafort. He was a colleague of Trump’s sister and a fellow Reagan appointee – perhaps enough? Also, what were his parents doing in Colombia, when he was born there? Fruit company connection? How long were they there? Where did they come from? A Thomas Selby, Jr., of the right age to be his father, is buried in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Manafort and Trump’s fathers were very connected. Were they connected to Thomas Selby Ellis, Jr?
“Ellis, Thomas Selby III
Born 1940 in Bogota, Colombia
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on July 1, 1987, to a seat vacated by Robert R. Merhige. Confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 1987, and received commission on August 6, 1987. Assumed senior status on April 1, 2007.
Education:
Princeton University, B.S.E., 1961
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1969
University of Oxford Faculty of Law, Diploma in Law, 1970
Professional Career:
U.S. Navy, 1961-1966
Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1969-1987
Lecturer in law, College of William and Mary, 1981-1983 https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/ellis-thomas-selby-iii
“Barry, Maryanne Trump
Born 1937 in New York, NY
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on September 14, 1983, to a seat vacated by H. Curtis Meanor. Confirmed by the Senate on October 6, 1983, and received commission on October 7, 1983. Service terminated on October 25, 1999, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on June 17, 1999, to a seat vacated by H. Lee Sarokin. Confirmed by the Senate on September 13, 1999, and received commission on September 22, 1999. Assumed senior status on June 30, 2011.
Education:
Mount Holyoke College, B.A., 1958
Columbia University, M.A., 1962
Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1974
Professional Career:
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1974-1983
Civil Division, 1974-1975
Appeals Division, 1976-1982; deputy chief, 1976-1977; chief, 1977-1982
Executive assistant U.S. attorney, 1981-1982
First assistant U.S. attorney, 1981-1983
Chair, Criminal Law Committee, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1994-1996 https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/barry-maryanne-trump
Construction on Trump’s New Jersey casino started in 1982 and opened in 1984: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Plaza_Hotel_and_Casino
Recall that Trump is friends with New Jersey political machine boss, George Norcross III, an insurance broker who sits on the board of Holtec, which makes spent nuclear fuel waste cans. Norcross is a member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. George Norcross III’s father, George Norcross Jr., was a union leader for around 40 years in New Jersey, back in the days when the unions were often under investigation for suspected mob ties. George’s brother Donald is a US Congressman.
“The Washington Post
Interview with Donald Trump, June 6, 2016 ” https://archive.org/stream/DonaldTrumpArchive/Interview%20transcripts%20%20Donald%20Trump%20interview%20with%20Robert%20O’Harrrow%20and%20Shawn%20Boburg%20June%206_djvu.txt
[1] “U.S. judge apologizes to prosecutors in former Trump aide Manafort’s trial Posted: Thu, 09 Aug 2018 20:05:10 -0400 The federal judge in the trial of U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort expressed contrition on Thursday to jurors after berating prosecutors for allowing a witness to watch the proceedings, despite having given his earlier approval“. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/Fr4pnhGSPgo/u-s-judge-apologizes-to-prosecutors-in-former-trump-aide-manaforts-trial-idUSKBN1KU1Y7
[2] “Judge Sentences Manafort to 47 Months in Prison” Last Updated: March 07, 2019 8:48 PM, VOA News https://www.voanews.com/a/judge-to-sentence-former-trump-campaign-chief/4817095.html
[3] Prosecutors at Manafort trial offer evidence of apparently fake invoices” Posted: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:20:39 -0400 http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/OpMGiG6JxM4/prosecutors-at-manafort-trial-offer-evidence-of-apparently-fake-invoices-idUSKBN1KM3QE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis
EMPHASIS OUR OWN THROUGHOUT. And, of course, maybe being a colleague with Trump’s sister has nothing to do with the ruling. It may be strictly his opinion. And, it may be something more damning.
Much of this post was written last August when Judge Ellis’ apparent bias was already apparent.
Mining Awareness + 
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