Manafort Quits Civil Suit Against Mueller

Paul Manafort “gave up his effort to challenge special counsel Robert Mueller in civil court,” CNN reports.

“The decision to drop the appeal comes one day before Manafort’s criminal trial is scheduled to begin in Virginia federal court. Manafort is accused of financial crimes, including bank fraud and tax evasion, relating to his lobbying work for the government of Ukraine… The unsuccessful civil lawsuit sought, among other things, to prevent Mueller from bringing additional charges in the future, including potential charges relating to Manafort’s work on the Trump campaign.”