Mueller Seeks to Bar Manafort ‘Selective Prosecution’ Argument
- Jury shouldn’t hear about earlier investigations, U.S. argues
- Manafort wants a delay, change of venue in Virginia trial
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U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller asked a federal judge to block Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, from arguing at his trial in September that prosecutors are selectively targeting him for vindictive reasons.
Prosecutors also want to bar Manafort from introducing evidence that he was previously investigated but not charged before Mueller was appointed in May 2017. The requests came in a court filing Monday in Washington, where Manafort is accused of money laundering, obstruction of justice and failing to register as a foreign agent of Ukraine.