The judge made it clear that the scope of special counsel Robert Mueller’s authority is wide.
U.S. District Judge Amy Jackson on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump’s one-time campaign chairman Paul Manafort in his request to dismiss the charges brought against him by the special counsel.Jackson ordered that Robert Mueller’s authority under the special counsel guidelines is wide enough to cover investigation of Manafort, given he was Trump’s campaign chairman. She cites the instructions drafted for Mueller by Deputy Attorney Rod Rosenstein, which instruct the special counsel to investigate “any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated …read more
Source: AlterNet
