By Spencer S. Hsu | Washington Post
Prosecutors with Special Counsel Robert Mueller asked a federal court Monday to reject Paul Manafort’s request for a hearing on what his attorneys contend was a “campaign” of leaks by government officials that began in fall 2016 to discredit him.
Prosecutors said the sampling of press reports cited by Manafort failed to include any sensitive matters before a grand jury specific to his case – disclosure of which would violate federal criminal rules to prevent biasing potential jurors – but instead simply revealed information about a law enforcement investigation.
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Source: The Mercury News
