Former Trump campaign chairman was charged last fall with money laundering and tax evasion.
Attorneys for former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort filed a lawsuit Wednesday in federal court accusing special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department of overreaching with criminal charges brought last fall, including money laundering and tax evasion.
Manafort pleaded not guilty. His 17-page complaint contends the Russia special counsel exceeded the authority the DOJ gave him in May to investigate any links or coordination between the Russian government and the Trump campaign.
Mueller's office declined comment on the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. A Justice Department spokeswoman pushed back in a statement: "The lawsuit is frivolous but the defendant is entitled to file whatever he wants."