I have a question for the Judge that questioned Mueller"s motives.

[emulatorloo]

5. Mueller is authorized by Rosenstein to investigate Manafort's antics in the Ukraine

So it is within his scope.


This is an older article


Justice official authorized Mueller to investigate whether Trump campaign chair colluded with Russia

By Spencer S. Hsu and Rosalind S. Helderman April 3

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/justice-official-authorized-mueller-to-investigate-whether-trump-campaign-chair-colluded-with-russia/2018/04/03/ffa78ac4-3738-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514_story.html?utm_term=.7d16eca66e09

The new filings show that Rosenstein specifically approved lines of investigation for the special counsel in an August 2017 memo. A version of the memo filed in court showed that Rosenstein signed off on an investigation of whether Manafort “committed a crime or crimes by colluding with Russian government officials” and of Manafort’s work as an international political consultant in Ukraine before joining Trump’s campaign.

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