Hmm. Well, Mueller has claimed Manafort was destroying evidence ( all reports to the contrary) and other nefarious things already. This is a Hail Mary on Mueller's part because Manafort's lawyers are killing them in court.UncleNateFitch said:
Breaking: Mueller's trying to revoke manfort's house arrest and alleging witness tampering.
(Reserve judgment here in case Manafort actually makes a run for it. Highly unlikely but the guy is scum. Might be ready to live out his days in an extradition proof country.)