Judge tosses Manafort civil suit challenging special counsel

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington on Friday threw out a civil lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman that sought to challenge the authority of the special counsel in the Russia investigation.

The decision was a blow to Paul Manafort's defense against numerous charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller and a rejection of his use of a civil case to attack his criminal prosecution. It was the first of Manafort's challenges to Mueller's authority. He has made similar arguments in moving to dismiss the two criminal cases against him.

In her 24-page ruling , U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who also presides in one of Manafort's criminal cases, rejected his request for an order protecting him from future prosecutions by Mueller's team.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-tosses-manafort-civil-suit-challenging-special-counsel-162242560--politics.html

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"Tosses"?

...Jackson wrote, saying that it was well-established law that a court shouldn't use its powers in a civil case to interfere in a criminal investigation when a defendant has the ability to challenge the prosecution in a criminal case.

Jackson stressed, though, that her order in the civil case does not address the pending motions in Manafort's criminal cases and "should not be read as expressing any opinion" about the merits of those arguments...

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Yes, because it is redundant and a delaying tactic. As stated, he can bring up the same challenges at his trial, should he wish to go forward with it. If he smart, at this point, he will deal.