Russian Firm in Election Hacking Case Loses Bid to Check Mueller

Concord Management and Consulting LLC, the Russian company accused of bankrolling efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election in 2016 using social media, lost its bid for additional discovery to bolster its claim that it has been unfairly targeted simply for being from Russia.

Concord had sought documents to back up its claim that it was treated worse than international law firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, which recently settled an investigation into its failure to register as a foreign lobbyist for Ukraine. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether there was any coordination with President Donald Trump’s campaign, fought the move.