Манафорт пытается судиться, ссылаясь на APA (Administrative Procedure Act), но пока что не особенно успешно.
The comments by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson came Wednesday at the first hearing in a civil case that Manafort filed in January to claim Mueller, who is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election, overstepped his authority. Manafort was accused of money laundering and failing to report his lobbying in Ukraine. Jackson told Manafort’s lawyer that his client’s case hinges on showing violations of federal regulations overseeing Mueller’s appointment, even though the law explicitly bars giving individuals the right to sue. “What am I supposed to do about that? Ignore it?” the judge asked. “Yes, of course,” said Manafort attorney Kevin Downing in federal court in Washington, as his client looked on. Downing is suing under the Administrative Procedure Act, but the judge suggested he may not succeed.э “Do you have a single legal case that suggests that being subject to criminal investigation is actionable under the APA?” Jackson asked Downing. Downing said that he couldn’t cite any cases and that his was the first challenge of its type. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-04/manafort-judge-skeptical-of-suit-disputing-mueller-s-authority
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Date: 2018-04-09 11:21 pm (UTC)The comments by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson came Wednesday at the first hearing in a civil case that Manafort filed in January to claim Mueller, who is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election, overstepped his authority. Manafort was accused of money laundering and failing to report his lobbying in Ukraine.
Jackson told Manafort’s lawyer that his client’s case hinges on showing violations of federal regulations overseeing Mueller’s appointment, even though the law explicitly bars giving individuals the right to sue.
“What am I supposed to do about that? Ignore it?” the judge asked.
“Yes, of course,” said Manafort attorney Kevin Downing in federal court in Washington, as his client looked on.
Downing is suing under the Administrative Procedure Act, but the judge suggested he may not succeed.э
“Do you have a single legal case that suggests that being subject to criminal investigation is actionable under the APA?” Jackson asked Downing.
Downing said that he couldn’t cite any cases and that his was the first challenge of its type.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-04/manafort-judge-skeptical-of-suit-disputing-mueller-s-authority