Conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi, has filed a lawsuit accusing US special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading a probe into Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, of leaking confidential information and illegal surveillance, the NBC broadcaster reported.
The suit, which seeks $350 million compensation for actual and punitive damages, accuses Mueller’s office of having threatened Corsi with prison unless he agreed to give a false testimony that he served as a liaison between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Stone, according to the NBC network.
Jerome Corsi is an associate of former adviser to US President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, Roger Stone. On December 3, he lodged a formal complaint with the US Justice Department accusing Mueller’s office of misconduct in the investigation into Russia’s alleged election meddling.