Washington,
\nA federal judge in Washington has dismissed former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort\u2019s civil suit challenging the authority of Special Counsel Robert Mueller over the on-going Russia probe.<\/p>\n
\u201cA civil case is not the appropriate vehicle for taking issue with what a prosecutor has done in the past or where he might be headed in the future,\u201d wrote US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in the ruling on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a sound and well-established principle that a court should not exercise its equitable powers to interfere with or enjoin an ongoing criminal investigation when the defendant will have the opportunity to challenge any defect in the prosecution in the trial court or on direct appeal,\u201d Jackson wrote, \u201ctherefore, the Court finds that this civil complaint must be dismissed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Manafort filed the lawsuit in January, accusing that Mueller \u201cacted beyond the scope of his authority\u201d and requiring his actions \u201cbe set aside.\u201d<\/p>\n
The former Trump aide faces multiple criminal charges including bank and tax fraud. If all convicted, he would face up to 305 years in jail.<\/p>\n
Manafort has pleaded not guilty to all the charges and will go through two separate trials later this year. Should he choose to change his plea, he would be forced by Mueller\u2019s office to reveal his knowledge on Trump campaign\u2019s interactions with Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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