The government says in a court filing Friday that a judge should throw out that suit.
Justice Department lawyers say federal courts are prohibited from interfering with ongoing criminal prosecutions — and that Mueller’s been operating properly and not exceeded his authority.
The department says if Manafort believes he’s being unfairly prosecuted, then he can file a motion in his criminal case to seek to have it dismissed.
Manafort is one of four people charged so far in Mueller’s investigation.
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Interesting. And probably a good example of why its a really bad idea to attack your own DoJ while you and your cohorts are under investigation.
My guess is, this lawsuit is going to be tossed. Challenging the authority of a guy who is specifically given wide authority to prosecute anything, isn’t much of an argument.
Did DOJ check with Trump and Nunes before filing this motion? Better not make any moves without getting proper authorization.
A reasonable comment, given this White House; but when Manafort was indicted, the official WH statement said, in essence, he’s on his own.
Stupid is as Donald does.
Pissing off Ku Klux Keebler probably not the smartest move in trying to save your bigly orange ass, Donnie.