 The judge in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortTop Dem on Senate Russia probe decorates house for ‘witch hunt’ on Halloween Trump says he has not received subpoena from Mueller Trump complained about Mueller investigation in final meeting with McGahn: report MORE’s trial suggested to a prosecutor for special counsel Robert Mueller Robert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE that he is “so frustrated” that there were tears in his eyes. “I understand how frustrated you are,” U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III made the comment to prosecutor Greg Andres during a discussion out of earshot of the jury and members of the media. Mueller’s team has clashed repeatedly with Ellis, who questions the relevance of detailed evidence about Manafort’s work as a political consultant in Ukraine, where prosecutors say he made more than $60 million from 2010 to 2014. Andres complained that Ellis was blocking him from asking important questions while placing an emphasis on moving quickly at the bank- and tax-fraud trial of Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman. Ellis disputed that he was prioritizing speed over the prosecutor’s arguments. What follows is taken from the transcript: 
 
 “Look at me when you’re talking to me,’’ Ellis said to Andres. “I’m sorry, judge, I was,’’ the prosecutor replied. “No, you weren’t,’’ Ellis said. “You were looking down.’’ 
 
 “Because I don’t want to get in trouble for some facial expression,’’ the prosecutor said. “I don’t want to get yelled at again by the court for having some facial expression when I’m not doing anything wrong, but trying my case.’’ 
 
 Ellis said to another prosecutor: “You must be quiet.’’ 
 
 “I’m sorry, judge,’’ Andres said. ADVERTISEMENT 
 
 “I understand how frustrated you are,” Ellis said. “In fact, there’s tears in your eyes right now.’’ 
 
 Andres disputed Ellis’s statement, to which the judge replied, “Well, they’re watery.” 
 
 Tensions have existed between the prosecutors and Ellis throughout the trial.
– The high-stakes Paul Manafort trial is underway, and Bloomberg takes note of a particularly odd exchange Monday between US District Judge TS Ellis III and prosecutor Greg Andres. It came during a break in the testimony of former Manafort partner Rick Gates as the judge and prosecutors clashed, out of the jury's earshot, about which questions were fair game. "I understand how frustrated you are," said Ellis at one point. "In fact, there’s tears in your eyes right now." When Andres denied that, the judge responded, "Well, they're watery." At another point, the judge admonished Andres to look at him when speaking, instead of looking down. "I don't want to get in trouble for some facial expression," Andres replied. "I don't want to get yelled at again by the court for having some facial expression when I'm not doing anything wrong, but trying my case." As the Hill notes, Ellis has warned both sides not to make facial expressions in court that could sway the jury.