1/ Paul Manafort “repeatedly and brazenly� broke the law and the “crimes he engaged in while on bail were not minor; they went to the heart of the criminal justice system,� according Robert Mueller’s 800-page court filing. Manafort’s sentence should reflect the “gravity of his conduct,� prosecutors wrote in the unsealed filing, which includes a note from Mueller indicating that federal sentencing guidelines suggest Manafort should receive a sentence of 17 to 22 years in prison. Mueller also said Manafort engaged in a “bold� string of criminal actions and an extensive pattern of deceit that “remarkably went unabated even after indictment.� (CNBC / Washington Post / Associated Press / Axios / ABC News / CNN)

🚨 Must Read: Court records reveal a Mueller report right in plain view. (Associated Press)

☑� Where does the Mueller investigation stand? Here’s what could happen next. (Wall Street Journal)

� Court documents: United States of America v. Paul J. Manafort, JR.

2/ Trump asked his outside legal team to stay on after the Mueller probe ends to help with the Southern District of New York investigation, which Trump’s close allies consider a far graver threat than Mueller. Trump Jr., meanwhile, dismissed both the Mueller investigation and the Southern District of New York probe, claiming that Trump, the Trump Organization, and the Trump family “don’t appear all that worried, because we know there’s nothing there.� Separately, the Trump Organization asked the House Judiciary Committee to stop its investigations related to the company, claiming a conflict of interest because the panel hired a lawyer whose firm once represented Trump’s company. (Daily Beast / Fox News / Washington Post)

House Democrats are planning to investigate Trump’s personal finances to discover why Deutsche Bank was willing to lend to the Trump Organization when other banks wouldn’t, and whether Russia was involved. (Politico)

The House Intelligence Committee will subpoena the special counsel’s final report and compel Mueller to testify if the full report is not given to Congress. During his confirmation hearing last month, William Barr said he would “provide as much transparency as I can consistent with the law� ...