U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III recently accused Mueller’s team of trying to take down Trump and seeking “unfettered power” in the investigation. Manafort faces tax and bank fraud-related charges for work unrelated to the Trump campaign.

“You don't really care about Mr. Manafort,” Ellis told Mueller’s team on May 4. “You really care about what information Mr. Manafort can give you to lead you to Mr. Trump and an impeachment, or whatever."

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