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Judge rejects Mueller's request for delay in Russian troll farm case

A federal judge has rejected special counsel Robert Mueller’s request to delay the first court hearing in a criminal case charging three Russian companies and 13 Russian citizens with using social media and other means to foment strife among Americans in advance of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/04/mueller-russia-interference-election-case-delay-570627

Judge orders Mueller team to turn over names of European politicians in alleged Manafort lobbying scheme

A federal judge has ordered prosecutors to tell Paul Manafort by Friday the names of the European politicians and unidentified “others” that investigators allege were part of Manafort’s secret lobbying campaign for Ukraine.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/judge-orders-mueller-probe-to-turn-over-names-of-european-politicians-in-alleged-manafort-lobbying-scheme/2018/06/12/9467ab0a-6e50-11e8-afd5-778aca903bbe_story.html?utm_term=.4e5e2541876b