Concord Management and Consulting, the only Russian company fighting Special Counsel Robert Mueller in court, says election interference is not illegal and Mueller fabricated a crime.
Eric Dubelier, a lawyer for a company run by Vladimir Putin-ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, told a federal judge in Washington Monday that there’s no law against “interfering with an election” and that charges against Concord Management and Consulting LLC should be tossed.
"There’s no such crime," Dubelier said in court Monday, adding that the Special Counsel’s prosecutors “made up a crime to fit the facts that they have" and that "the real" Justice Department wouldn’t have brought such a case.
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Dubelier sparred with U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich over just how specific the charges against Prigozhin must be, with the judge expressing skepticism over claims that the indictment is too vague. Still, Friedrich called the case "unprecedented" and said prosecutors may have a challenge proving there was a scheme to defraud the Federal Election Commission, as the U.S. alleges.
Prosecutor Jonathan Kravis said the government has proof the defendant engaged in acts of “deception” and said the charges would hold up. Friedrich didn’t immediately rule on the dismissal request ...
Lawyer Tied to Putin Ally Says Mueller Made Up Election Crime to Fit Facts (Bloomberg Politics)