The lawyers of one of the companies owned by Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, saying that Robert Mueller does not have the authority to conduct investigations at the «Russian case«. Representatives of the company Concord Management and Consulting, which was accused of involvement in the intervention of Russia in the U.S. presidential election in 2016, filed an application to the court.
According to the lawyers of the company, as Mueller was appointed to his current position in the internal Directive of the Ministry of justice, it does not possess the necessary powers. The company believes that Eugene Prigogine, spectracolor has no right to conduct any investigation, because it requires the approval of the President or of Congress.
Representatives of the CMC submitted to the court a document of 63 pages, which contained the relevant arguments. The company believes that the investigation by Robert Mueller should be terminated immediately, and its purpose must be unlawful. The special Prosecutor leading more than a year, the «Russian case» is 3 weeks for a response.
Team Mueller believes that Concord Management and Consulting has provided data to the Agency Internet research, known as a «Troll Factory». This organization is suspected of direct intervention in the election campaign of the USA in 2016. The special Prosecutor in February 2018 accused of 13 Russian citizens in involvement in cyberattacks on American government agencies. Among the people suspected of committing these crimes, the number and businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin. In addition to the Oligarch, the prosecution has put forward 3 controlled firms.
Previously, such tactics have been elected by the lawyers of Paul Manafort, the former head of the election headquarters of Donald trump. This statement, consider two judges, one of whom has rejected the claims of lawyers.
