Robert Mueller has reportedly subpoenaed Manafort's spokesman, former attorney

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published 30 August 2017

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued subpoenas for documents and testimony to Paul Manafort's former lawyer Melissa Laurenza and current spokesman, Jason Maloni, people familiar with the matter told CNN.

Until recently, Laurenza, of the Akin Gump law firm, represented Manafort, President Trump's onetime campaign chairman. It's unusual for the lawyer of a person being investigated to receive a subpoena, as it can raise attorney-client privilege issues, CNN says. It is unclear what information the investigators think they'll receive from Laurenza and Maloni.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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