When Robert Mueller indicted former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on financial crimes unrelated to his work for Donald Trump, the special counsel figured it was a slam dunk.
But that flew out the window when Manafort’s lawyers filed a motion that stopped Mueller cold in his tracks.
Now Mueller’s case is on the ropes and no one knows what will happen next.
Manafort’s legal team filed a motion with Judge T.S. Ellis to hold a hearing about the sources of illegal leaks from the grand jury Mueller convened to indict Manafort.
The lawyers are arguing that these leaks about Manafort colluding with Russia smeared the former Trump campaign chairman and that the Judge should dig to the bottom of this mess.
Politico reports:

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