Paul Manafort ghost-wrote draft of op-ed with colleague thought to have ties to Russian intelligence

Special counsel Robert Mueller asked a federal judge to deny Paul Manafort's request to release him from house arrest, pointing to a draft of an op-ed the former Trump campaign manager ghostwrote with an associate tied to Russian intelligence, according to multiple reports.

A prosecutor working on Mueller's team argued that the request should be denied because the op-ed, if it had been published, would've violated a court order not to discuss the case publicly, Reuters reported Monday, citing court filings.