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Worth reminding folks:
On May 17, Judge Ellis received an unredacted copy of the Rosenstein memo.
The Mueller team provided the “unredacted memorandum” under seal with the U.S. District Court’s Eastern District of Virginia.
On May 17, Judge Ellis received an unredacted copy of the Rosenstein memo.
The Mueller team provided the “unredacted memorandum” under seal with the U.S. District Court’s Eastern District of Virginia.
On June 26, Ellis ruled on Manafort’s dismissal motion and validity of Rosenstein memo.
“The August 2 Scope Memorandum reflects that the Special Counsel was acting within his authority when he sought and obtained the Superseding Indictment against defendant in February 2018.”
“The August 2 Scope Memorandum reflects that the Special Counsel was acting within his authority when he sought and obtained the Superseding Indictment against defendant in February 2018.”
Ellis continued:
“The record makes clear that the Acting Attorney General [Rosenstein] has required the Special Counsel to consult with the Acting Attorney General before investigating matters that might fall under the May 17 Appointment Order.
“The record makes clear that the Acting Attorney General [Rosenstein] has required the Special Counsel to consult with the Acting Attorney General before investigating matters that might fall under the May 17 Appointment Order.
Ellis:
Specifically, the August 2 Scope Memorandum identifies specific factual matters to be investigated by the Special Counsel.
Specifically, the August 2 Scope Memorandum identifies specific factual matters to be investigated by the Special Counsel.
“Notably, the August 2 Scope Memorandum limits the Special Counsel’s ability to investigate “additional matters that otherwise may have arisen or may arise directly from the Investigation”...
by requiring the Special Counsel to “consult [the Acting Attorney General] for a determination of whether such matters should be within the scope of [the special counsel’s] authority."
