Ex-Trump marketing campaign head Manafort loses bid to push aside Virginia fees

Ex-Trump campaign head Manafort loses bid to dismiss Virginia charges

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort was dealt a major loss on Tuesday, after a federal judge who had previously expressed some sympathy for him refused to dismiss charges brought against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives for arraignment on a third superseding indictment against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on charges of witness tampering, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Judge T.S. Ellis in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled Tuesday that Mueller was properly appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and has the authority to prosecute Manafort.

Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch; Editing by James Dalgleish

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December 06, 2018