I apologize for not getting more up about this, but it is time for me to leave for work and I have not seen this posted yet...In his late filing last night, Mueller revealed that Rosenstein explicitly gave authority to pursue issues related to Ukraine arising out of the Russia investigation. This will surely close off Manafort’s filings to dismiss the charges because they exceed Mueller’s authority. This defeat for Manafort is due to Mueller’s close control on leaks from his investigation.
TalkingPointsMemo story here.
CNN story here.