The judge doubts Mueller in the Manafort case

alexandria - The American judge T. S. Ellis III raised the question whether special prosecutor Robert Mueller did not surrender his book by indicting Paul Manafort for crimes that have nothing to do with Russian interference in the election battle. He suggested that former Donald Trump campaign leader may have been charged with forcing him to cooperate with the president.

Ellis was very skeptical Friday to Mueller, who may have gone too far by charging Manafort with bank and tax fraud. Ellis wondered how Mueller could be prosecuted for a financial offense of more than ten years old without calling Manafort on his election activities.

'I do not see what this has to do with what the special prosecutor is ordered to investigate', Ellis answered during the hearing about Manafort's request to dismiss the case. He did not make a statement and did not say when he made a decision. His remarkable remarks and questions do not say anything about the verdict, but they do put pressure on Mueller's team.

Mueller has two weeks to submit an unprocessed version of the Justice document describing his duties. An inadmissibility statement in the Manafort case would be a disappointment. Mueller can then count on heavy criticism from Trump, Republican Congressmen and the right-wing media.

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