Manafort Sues Mueller, Justice Department Over Russia Probe

WASHINGTON (WTIC and AP) – President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman sued special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department on Wednesday, saying prosecutors had overstepped their bounds by charging him for conduct that he says is unrelated to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The lawsuit by Paul Manafort, a New Britain native, filed in federal court in Washington, is the most direct challenge to date to Mueller’s legal authority and the sco