Judge says he’s been threatened
Won’t release jurors’ names for their safety
The federal judge hearing Paul Manafort’s case in Virginia told reporters Tuesday he’s being protected by U.S. Marshals because he’s been threatened, NBC News reported. He declined to release the jurors’ names out of concern for their safety. Read story here.
Judge T. S. Ellis, a senior judge in the Eastern District of Virginia, was appointed by President Reagan. A native of Colombia, he graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law, and was a naval aviator before becoming a commercial litigator.
Manafort has a second trial scheduled to begin in a D.C. District Court in September.
Photo: Judge Ellis