Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman indicted on tax and lobbying charges, lost his bid to restrict special counsel Robert Mueller through a civil lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Amy Jackson on Friday dismissed a civil case Mr. Manafort had brought alleging that the Justice Department had exceeded its authority in establishing Mr. Mueller’s mandate last May. Mr. Manafort had also alleged that Mr. Mueller had overstepped his bounds in charging Mr. Manafort with crimes unrelated to Russian meddling the 2016 election,...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 27, 2018 17:12 UTC