Robert Mueller files request for 70 blank subpoenas

Special Counsel Robert Mueller apparently is getting ready to file numerous subpoenas this summer in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

According to a document filed with the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Mr. Mueller requested “70 Blank Subpoenas (35 sets)” from the court related to bank-fraud charges filed against Paul Manafort, a former Trump presidential-campaign manager.

The request filed Thursday requested prosecution witnesses to appear at 10 a.m. on July 10. The request-document was posted by Kelly Cohen of the D.C. Examiner.

BREAKING: special counsel robert mueller’s team just filed a request for 70 blank subpoenas in alexandria VA, where paul manafort is on trial on charges including bank fraud; story TK pic.twitter.com/3q0tZcqx9p

— kelly cohen (@politiCOHEN_) May 3, 2018