Document: Manafort Sues Justice Department, Says Mueller Appointment Order Exceeds DOJ Regulations

Matthew Kahn
Wednesday, January 3, 2018, 3:22 PM

On Wednesday, Paul Manafort filed a complaint against the Department of Justice, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Special Counsel Robert Mueller, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on the grounds that Rosenstein's order appointing Mueller exceeds the authority that Justice Department regulations confer. The full complaint is below:

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On Wednesday, Paul Manafort filed a complaint against the Department of Justice, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Special Counsel Robert Mueller, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on the grounds that Rosenstein's order appointing Mueller exceeds the authority that Justice Department regulations confer. The full complaint is below:

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Matthew Kahn is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School and a contributor at Lawfare. Prior to law school, he worked for two years as an associate editor of Lawfare and as a junior researcher at the Brookings Institution. He graduated from Georgetown University in 2017.

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