Posted on 01/03/2018 12:40:38 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has sued special counsel Robert Mueller, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and the Department of Justice in U.S. federal court
"The actions of DOJ and Mr. Rosenstein in issuing the Appointment Order, and Mr. Mueller's actions pursuant to the authority the Order granted him, were arbitrary, capricious, and not in accordance with the law," the suit reads.
All actions taken by the special counsel "must be set aside," Manafort's lawyers argue.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has sued special counsel Robert Mueller, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and the Department of Justice in U.S. federal court, alleging that Mueller has strayed beyond the scope of the investigation he was authorized to pursue.
"The actions of DOJ and Mr. Rosenstein in issuing the Appointment Order, and Mr. Mueller's actions pursuant to the authority the Order granted him, were arbitrary, capricious, and not in accordance with the law," the suit reads.
Manafort's suit alleges the order appointing Mueller "exceeds the Deputy Attorney General's authority." All actions taken by the special counsel "must be set aside," it reads.
The appointment order authorizing Mueller as special counsel permits him to investigate any matters that "may arise directly from the investigation." Experts have said it gives Mueller wide latitude to determine the course of his investigation.
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YEAH!!!!!
I totally agree.
time to switch to cheese popcorn...
Rosenstein, on the other hand, is a whole different story. Since he recused himself from the Russia-Trump idiocy and appointed Mueller to act as the "prosecutor" in the matter, he may have compromised any claim he might have for immunity as an officer of the U.S. Justice Department in the matter.
This country could very easily fall under a Dictatorship by Special Counsel if any President can command the appointment of Special Counsel and then that Special Counsel can prosecute whatever scope of investigation they want to take without any limitations whatsoever. Ripe for Dictatorship by Political Prosecution.
Link won’t work for me. Couldn’t read the whole piece.
Why is it that so many articles repeat them selves over and over again. Very annoying especially when I have hard enough time reading them.
Drudge is especially bad about this
Link no worky.
This one works:
Hit the FBI and DOJ to keep them angry and off balance.
5.56mm
It is called ‘lawfare’, abuse of the legal system, which the rats have used for decades to destroy the lives of their enemies.
They won’t quit until the forces of good do the same and more to them.
Good point, but what does a special counsel have to do with that? A shady U.S. Attorney General could do the exact same thing.
One of the reasons to do this is that Federal civil discovery rules are much, much more broad than in criminal cases. There is very little discovery afforded in Federal criminal cases. It’s a old lawyer trick.
“I totally agree.”
Me too. I like this.
Let me add that if the fraudulent dossier was used to install a special council this could get good.
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