On Friday, district court judge T.S. Ellis heard arguments in a Virginia federal court in one of the two criminal cases Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office has brought against Paul Manafort, the former Donald Trump campaign chairman. Claiming that Mueller exceeded his authority in charging Manafort with multiple counts of tax evasion, bank fraud, and failing to report foreign bank accounts—all unrelated to Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 election—Manafort’s attorneys argued Ellis should dismiss the criminal charges.
Manafort’s motion to dismiss represents his third attempt to challenge the special counsel’s authority to prosecute him for crimes unrelated to the Russia investigation. Last month, Manafort’s attorneys filed a civil suit in the District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking a court order enjoining Mueller from prosecuting Manafort for crimes unconnected to the special counsel’s inquiry into election meddling.
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