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FBI raided former Trump campaign chair Manafort’s home

By CHAD DAY information including tax
ERIC TUCKER documents and banking
Associated Press records. The Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Post first reported the raid.
agents looking for financial Manafort has been a sub-
documents have searched ject of a longstanding FBI
one of the homes of Presi- investigation into his deal-
dent Donald Trump’s for- ings in Ukraine and work for
mer campaign chairman, the country’s former presi-
Paul Manafort, whose past dent, Viktor Yanukovych.
foreign political work has That investigation has
been swept into the inves- been incorporated into the
tigations into Russian inter- probe led by special coun-
ference in the 2016 elec- sel Robert Mueller, who is
tion. A Manafort spokes- also scrutinizing Manafort’s
man confirmed the search role in the Trump campaign
Wednesday. as he looks into Russia’s
Manafort spokesman Ja- meddling in the 2016 elec-
son Maloni said in a state- tion and any possible collu-
ment that FBI agents had sion with Trump associates.
obtained a warrant and Manafort, who led the
searched one of Manafort’s Trump campaign for sever-
homes, but he would not al months, has denied any
say when the search oc- wrongdoing. He also spoke In this June 21, 2017 photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing
Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in
curred or what it was for. behind closed doors to Washington. Mueller is scrutinizing Manafort’s role in the Trump campaign as he looks into Russia’s
“Mr. Manafort has consis- Senate investigators for an meddling in the 2016 election and any possible collusion with Trump associates.
tently cooperated with law interview just one day be- (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
enforcement and other se- fore the search of his home. gressive tactic given that Manafort provided. become clear the former
rious inquiries and did so on The use of a search war- Manafort has been coop- Word of the raid is the lat- FBI director is using a grand
this occasion as well,” Ma- rant indicates that law en- erating with congressio- est revelation about Muel- jury in Washington in addi-
loni said. forcement officials have nal investigators and has ler’s investigation, which tion to one in the Eastern
The Associated Press has convinced a judge there turned over hundreds of had been operating in District of Virginia, where in-
learned the warrant for is probable cause to be- pages of documents. relative secrecy compared vestigators also have been
the search on July 26 at lieve a crime may have It could indicate law en- with numerous congressio- looking into former Trump
Manafort’s home in Alex- been committed. A house forcement was looking nal probes looking at the national security adviser
andria, Virginia, sought raid can be seen as an ag- for records beyond what election. In recent days, it’s Michael Flynn.q

Trump hits McConnell for Senate crash of Obama health repeal

By ALAN FRAM worst legislative loss. The ly condemned comments
Associated Press House approved its version during last year’s cam-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- in May, but its Senate fail- paign.McConnell told the
dent Donald Trump scold- ure — thanks to defecting Rotary Club of Florence,
ed his own party’s Senate GOP senators — marked Kentucky, on Monday that
leader on Wednesday for the collapse of the party’s people think Congress is
the crash of the Republi- attempt to deliver on vows underperforming partly be-
can drive to repeal and to erase Obama’s statute cause “artificial deadlines,
rewrite the Obama health it’s showcased since the unrelated to the reality of
care law, using Twitter to law’s 2010 enactment. the complexity of legislat-
demand of Majority Leader “Senator Mitch McCon- ing, may not have been
Mitch McConnell, “Why not nell said I had ‘excessive fully understood.”
done?” expectations,’ but I don’t He added that 52 is “a
Trump fired back at the think so,” Trump tweeted. challenging number,” a
Kentucky Republican for “After 7 years of hearing reference to the GOP’s
telling a home-state audi- Repeal & Replace, why not In this Aug. 1, 2017 photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch scant 52-48 Senate major-
ence this week that the done?” McConnell Ky. listens during a news conference on ity. “You saw that on full
president had “not been Trump had repeatedly Capitol Hill Washington. President Donald Trump scolded display a couple of weeks
in this line of work before, used Twitter to pressure Mc- McConnell on Wednesday for the crash of the Republican ago,” when McConnell
and I think had excessive Connell to find the votes to drive to repeal and rewrite the Obama health care law. failed to muster a majority
expectations about how approve the health care (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) to push three different Re-
quickly things happen in bill, even saying hours after guide the next major Re- statement was surpris- publican health care plans
the democratic process.” its failure that GOP senators publican priority, a tax sys- ing because he is typi- through the chamber.
The exchange came less “look like fools.” tem overhaul, through the cally among the capital’s “More excuses,” wrote Sca-
than two weeks after Sen- But his tweet Wednesday chamber. And he might be most guarded politicians. vino, one of Trump’s more
ate rejection of the GOP was an unusually personal a useful White House ally as When it comes to criticizing outspoken loyalists. “@
effort to scuttle President reproach of the 33-year investigations progress into Trump, he’s seldom gone SenateMajLdr must have
Barack Obama’s health Senate veteran, who is collusion between Russia further than saying he wish- needed another 4 years -
care law, probably Mc- deeply respected by GOP and Trump’s presidential es he would stop tweeting, in addition to the 7 years
Connell’s most jolting de- lawmakers. campaign. and often refused to chime - to repeal and replace
feat as leader and Trump’s Trump will need him to For his part, McConnell’s in when Trump made wide- Obamacare.”q