(Bloomberg) -- Paul Manafort, the indicted former campaign chairman of President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit against Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the deputy attorney general who appointed him, Rod Rosenstein.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington, also names the U.S. Justice Department as a defendant. The case was filed under the Administrative Procedures Act, according to a court filing, which said the complaint was not immediately available.
An Oct. 27 indictment accuses Manafort and a long-time associate, Rick Gates, of failing to register as agents in the U.S. for political consulting they performed for Ukraine and for pro-Russian politicians there. They also are accused of conspiring to launder money. Prosecutors charge that Manafort laundered money from overseas to buy houses, cars, clothes, antiques and landscaping services. He also is accused of hiding offshore accounts. Both men have pleaded not guilty.
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