Manafort seeks dismissal of special counsel charges; lawyers say Mueller isn't investigating him for collusion
Robert Mueller
Tuesday, 27 March 2018 () Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s legal team filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss a second round of charges brought forth by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in Virginia, blasting him for exceeding the scope of the investigation into Russian meddling and potential collusion with Trump campaign associates during the 2016 presidential election — a topic Mueller is allegedly not investigating Manafort for.