Another Hail Mary is intercepted by the justice system. Time to cut a deal.
A federal judge Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Paul Manafort challenging special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s criminal probe of Russian interference in 2016 U.S. elections.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson tossed out Manafort’s attempt to bar the special counsel from bring future charges against the President Trump’s former campaign chairman, citing the “sound and well-established principle” that potential defendants not use lawsuits to “circumvent federal criminal procedure” that already provide for individuals to challenge charges.
Manafort’s lawyers had at first asked the judge to void Mueller’s appointment and dismiss all indictments against him already filed in the District and Virginia contending Mueller had overstepped his authority. Manafort’s attorneys later withdrew those requests.Better his attorneys be working on a plea agreement.
