The special counsel regulations the basis of the lawsuit. how do you view this lawsuit? >> to call there a basis for this lawsuit is overly generous. as solicitor general i saw thousands of lawsuits. criminal defendants often explain about the prosecutor expanding their jurisdiction. rarely seen one this frivolous. to use the legal term, this is silly. argument is special counsel regulations written in 1999 only permit original grant of jurisdiction for the prosecutor for cases in which there is no conflict of interest. and i paul manafort might have been involved in shady dealings withed russ...