Manafort's attorney claims Mueller's making them play "criminal procedure whack-a-mole,"
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threatening to add more prosecutions in OTHER VENUES, per the Washington Times. He's complaining that Mueller's depleting their "resources."
That would be very good news if one of those venues was New York state, because DT doesn't have pardon power there.
I realize the WA Times is a right-wing source, but I couldn't find the same story elsewhere. Can anyone find and post the specific court documents he's talking about?
ON EDIT:
This first link is to a 49 page court document, posted at the Washington Times, challenging Robert Mueller's appointment as Special Counsel. And it does appear to be the source of the WA Times story. For example, it says:
"In fact, this suit was filed shortly after and in direct response to the Special Counsel’s threats to bring additional charges against Mr. Manafort in venues outside the District of Columbia. Those imminent threats cannot be denied."
And on page 18, some more good news:
In July 2017, the Special Counsel applied for, obtained, and caused to be executed a search warrant of Mr. Manafort’s home in Alexandria, Virginia. Compl. ¶42. The Special Counsel justified the search by asserting that the Appointment Order grants him jurisdiction and authority to obtain materials that purportedly evidence potential tax and white-collar crimes committed on or after January 1, 2006—more than a decade before the Trump presidential campaign launched. Id. In August 2017, Mr. Mueller issued more than 100 subpoenas related to Mr. Manafort, requesting records dating back to January 1, 2005. Id. Those actions all related to
alleged dealings that had been widely known since at least 2007, when they were extensively reported in the press.
https://twt-media.washtimes.com/media/misc/2018/02/20/Manafort_motion_against_DoJ.pdf
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/19/robert-mueller-threatens-new-charges-against-paul-/
Monday, February 19, 2018
Special counsel Robert Mueller is threatening to file more criminal charges in new jurisdictions against Paul Manafort, his attorney said in a court filing that suggests prosecutors are deliberately trying to deplete his client’s “resources.”
The Manafort investigation is headed by career prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, who is known for rough investigative tactics to squeeze targets and gain guilty pleas. Mr. Weissmann said in a court filing that Mr. Manafort has expressed doubts that he can “maintain the payments on all his mortgages.” His Trump Tower condominium is at risk of foreclosure, he said.
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Mr. Downing said his lawsuit against the Justice Department “was filed shortly after and in direct response to the Special Counsel’s threats to bring additional charges against Mr. Manafort in venues outside the District of Columbia. Those imminent threats cannot be denied.”
His filing adds: “The government seeks to relegate Mr. Manafort to a game of criminal-procedure whack-a-mole that wastes judicial resources; that cannot offer complete (or even adequate) relief; and that leaves him powerless in any effort to match the government’s resources.”
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