Mueller Was Authorized to Investigate Paul Manafort’s Work for Ukraine
Court filings show that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein gave the special counsel authority to probe Ukraine-government dealings
“An investigation of possible ‘links and/or coordination’ between the Russian government in its political-interference campaign and ‘individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump ’ would naturally cover ties that a former Trump campaign manager had to
- Russian associated political operatives,
- Russian-backed politicians, and
- Russian oligarchs,”
the prosecutors wrote, citing language in Mr. Rosenstein’s original memo.
.. It further stipulated that Mr. Mueller was permitted to probe Mr. Manafort for any crimes “arising out of payments he received from the Ukrainian government before and during the tenure of President Viktor Yanukovych. ”