washington reuters friday u.s. special counsel robert mueller late friday unveil trove evidence president donald trump former campaign manager paul manafort convince judge violate gag order ghost-writing article bolster public image evidence mueller reveal file fraction say early friday collect first clear indication depth investigation nature investigators find 41-page file prosecutors mueller office produce email draft track edit record show computer user name paul manafort create version op-ed make numerous change november 29 8:41 p.m. 9:11 p.m. last save 9:12 p.m. also produce record indicate op-ed publish thursday english-language kyiv post mueller objections track talk point manafort business associate richard gate write august 2016. manafort force resign trump campaign political work do pro-russian figure include former ukrainian president viktor yanukovych mueller also claim file manafort collaborate piece konstantin kilimnik russian mueller allude file early week tie russian intelligence file disclose mueller team acquire data jason maloni spokesman manafort decline comment file mueller team argue u.s. district court district columbia judge amy berman jackson deny request manafort lift house arrest say op-ed violate gag order demonstrate trust bail fundamentally trust file say even take light favorable manafort conduct show little respect court penchant skirt break rule manafort attorney kevin down thursday deny client violate gag order say article publish ukrainian newspaper would substantially prejudice case unite state l1n1o72h6 down acknowledge file thursday manafort help edit piece say client first amendment right defend immediately respond email request comment mueller second file mueller team respond down first amendment argument cite supreme court case find free speech disable district court take step protect case could harm creation carnival atmosphere high profile case federal grand jury indict manafort business associate rick gate october part mueller investigation accusations russian meddle 2016 u.s. presidential election possible collusion russia trump campaign russia deny meddle trump dismiss suggestions collusion charge manafort include conspiracy launder money fail register foreign agent work behalf former pro-russian ukrainian president viktor yanukovych government oust 2014. manafort gate house arrest electronic monitor negotiate condition lift party order judge nov. discuss case public media way could substantially prejudice fair trial early week mueller team discover draft op-ed work order manafort lawyers shut publish thursday byline oleg voloshyn former spokesman ukraine foreign affairs ministry l1n1o71rk december voloshyn email u.s. embassy claim credit write piece accuse mueller deliberately twist ing reality accord email file article praise manafort work help ukraine secure good relations european union say lobby pro-western value russian interest document mueller file court show gate manafort work together august september 2016 craft narratives deflect negative press manafort resignation campaign need beat back idea nefarious work document say efforts support promotion pro-democratic value around world narratives also claim manafort never work russia russians work center pro-ukraine efforts enter eu never take cash payments manafort gate schedule appear court monday status conference hear judge likely address dispute early friday mueller reveal another file office turn 400,000 email financial record document manafort lawyers demonstrate evidence government ahead 2018 trial addition provide image copy 36 electronic devices laptops telephone thumb drive copy 15 search seizure warrant 2,000 so-called hot document contain potentially crucial evidence special counsel mueller file show manafort draft ukraine op-ed despite gag order