He did say, however, that had he his druthers when running the probe, he would have sought felony charges against many involved for gross violations of campaign finance law.

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Not surprisingly, jury-tampering is suspected, and the case was appealed to the Russian Supreme Court. (Double-jeopardy rules don't exist in Russia, and 25% to 50% of criminal cases are reversed on appeal.) The lead prosecutor has spoken of "gross violations" of procedural laws but won't elaborate publicly.

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Despite this history, Paul, Weiss attorneys were apparently so confident that the DOJ could be cowed into submission that they provided the court with exhibits-letters, emails and court filings-documenting gross violations of the protective order by other habeas attorneys whose access was not cut off, ostensibly to show that Paul, Weiss was being treated unfairly.

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