Photo: jonathan ernst/ReutersALEXANDRIA, Va.—A federal judge Friday questioned Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s authority to bring tax and bank-fraud charges unrelated to the 2016 election against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The judge appeared sympathetic to Mr. Manafort’s efforts to have the charges dismissed, without indicating he was inclined to do so. In a hearing last month, the federal judge overseeing the Washington case was skeptical of Mr. Manafort’s argument. But Judge Ellis, a 1987 appointee of President Ronald Reagan, saved many of his harshest words on Friday for Mr. Mueller’s office. He also ordered Mr. Mueller‘s office to provide an unredacted copy of the August memo under seal in two weeks.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 04, 2018 17:56 UTC