Judge in Manafort trial admits he shouldn't have chastised prosecution

The courthouse where Paul Manafort's trial is being held.
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The judge overseeing Paul Manafort's trial admitted on Thursday that he was wrong a day earlier when he criticized prosecutors in front of the jury.

U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis told the jurors he "may have made a mistake" when he berated prosecutors for letting IRS agent Michael Welch sit in the courtroom before he took the stand and testified, adding, "It has nothing to do with your consideration in this case." He also said the robe he wears "doesn't make me anything other than human."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.