On to the Concord criminal charge -- the one where the Mueller team tried to keep the defendant from answering.

Quote:The company has asked U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich to throw out the claims, saying that Mueller’s office concocted a crime and that there’s no law against interfering in elections.

Quote:Special Counsel Robert Mueller was ordered by a judge to clarify his election meddling allegations against a Russian company ran by Yevgeny Prigozhin, an ally of President Vladimir Putin.

A Washington federal judge on Thursday asked prosecutors whether she should assume they aren’t accusing Concord Management and Consulting LLC of violating U.S. laws pertaining to election expenditures and registering as a foreign agent.

Quote:“I’ll give you, Mr. Dubelier, that this is an unprecedented case,” U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington said Monday, addressing the Reed Smith partner representing Concord Management and Consulting in a Mueller case.

Apparently they arent being charged with FARA, nor with violating FEC expenditures. So now the fight is whether the Feds can actually name a crime that they committed.

Mueller ordered to clarify charges

Federal judge raises questions how Mueller III will be able to prove interference

Comment from the defense attorney:

Quote:"There is no statute of interfering with an election. There just isn’t," said Dubelier, who added that Mueller's office alleged a "made-up crime to fit the facts they have."