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FBI conducted predawn raid of former Trump campaign chairman Manafort’s home
WaPo ^ | 08-09-17 | By Carol D. Leonnig, Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman

Posted on 08/09/2017 7:20:25 AM PDT by Red Badger

FBI agents raided the Alexandria home of President Trump’s former campaign chairman late last month, using a search warrant to seize documents and other materials, according to people familiar with the special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Federal agents appeared at Paul Manafort’s home without advance warning in the predawn hours of July 26, the day after he met voluntarily with the staff for the Senate Intelligence Committee.

The search warrant was wide-ranging and FBI agents working with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III departed the home with various records.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; Russia; US: Virginia
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To: gleeaikin

Dont discount daughter or son in law ratting out secret info.

Raid happened right after testimony. it was a no knock warrant with fbi barging into his house and knocking on his bedroom door before dawn


241 posted on 08/09/2017 6:16:18 PM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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To: txrefugee

Of course not, she was never a threat to the Global Elite and George Soros.


242 posted on 08/09/2017 6:57:32 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Every Saint has a past, Every Sinner has a Future!)
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To: Red Badger
They did this once before back in May of this year: FBI raids Annapolis political firm with connections to Trump advisers Paul Manafort and Roger Stone Bill Palmer - Palmer Reports ^ | 5/11/17 | Bill Palmer Posted on ‎5‎/‎11‎/‎2017‎ ‎6‎:‎18‎:‎47‎ ‎PM by blueyon The FBI just carried out a raid on the Annapolis office of a Republican party fundraising firm called Strategic Campaign Group, leading to widespread questions about what connection the raid might have to the FBI’s ongoing investigation of the Donald Trump campaign. Palmer Report’s research team determined that the firm in question is in fact connected to Trump campaign advisers Paul Manafort and Roger Stone. (Excerpt) Read more at palmerreport.com ...
243 posted on 08/09/2017 7:05:07 PM PDT by piasa
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To: txrefugee

They did it with some properties of Huma Abedin


244 posted on 08/09/2017 7:06:30 PM PDT by piasa
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To: Red Badger

Tom Hamburger, one of the authors, appears in the Podesta emails:

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https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/41433
Tom Hamburger (...) from the Washington Post February 7, 2016 alerts Podesta to the fact that the Clinton Foundation is under serious investigation . Clinton Foudation corruption?
Sorry to interrupt your Sunday. We have confirmation from interview and other records that the Clinton Foundation received a subpeona from the State IG requesting documents and document preservation. Would you have a moment to chat about this. We want to be careful with this and get it right.
Hamburger put out this article 4 days later. http://archive.is/q67UX
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/41855


245 posted on 08/09/2017 7:17:27 PM PDT by piasa
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To: redgolum

Trump is being viewed by those in the belt way as a dead man walking.

When the boss is on the verge of being taken out, you don’t work with the boss. Otherwise you might get walked out too.


If you have anything between your legs, you do whatever it takes to keep your boss alive and well and in power. Anything less is a betrayal on several levels, not to mention cowardly.


246 posted on 08/09/2017 7:21:30 PM PDT by JustaTech (A mind is a terrible thing)
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To: JustaTech

I agree. But we are talking about politicians.


247 posted on 08/09/2017 7:40:40 PM PDT by redgolum
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To: Red Badger

This is getting ridiculous, they are going to take Trump down if they have to pull a JFK.

They’ll reap the whirlwind.

Are they stupid?


248 posted on 08/09/2017 8:48:35 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: RummyChick

You never predicted this. Link to your prediction, or get over yourself.


249 posted on 08/09/2017 10:02:16 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: FreedomStar3028

>> they are going to take Trump down if they have to pull a JFK.

I’d rather hear you’ll stand in the way than otherwise anticipate that line of BS.


250 posted on 08/09/2017 10:28:19 PM PDT by Gene Eric (?)
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To: txrefugee
Fast and Furious,Obama/Odinga, Benghazi/assasination hit on Stevens, Obamacare extortion racket, Uranium one, Syria false flag chem attacks, obamas false identity, muslim brotherhood in the obama admin, IRS attacks on conservative orgs, meddlingn in israel election, obama collusion with ISIS, Secret payoof to Iran, the list is endles......we are under attack by an elitist out of control oligarchy uniparty . This is why the founders included the second amendment

McCain cant die soon enough IMO, I hope its painful, and if McConnell got gunned down I would yawn and grab a beer to celebrate, There is a special place in Hell reserved for all of them

what a shamefull cesspool our government has become

251 posted on 08/09/2017 10:49:50 PM PDT by KTM rider
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To: RummyChick
This is to give you an idea of how a non-liberal Democrat reacted to this news.

Raided by FBI? ❎ Hillary Clinton ❎ Debbie Wasserman Schultz ❎ DNC Offices ❎ Clinton Foundation ❎ Awan Family ✅ Paul Manafort. Seems legit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/6soexs/raided_by_fbi_hillary_clinton_debbie_wasserman/

252 posted on 08/09/2017 11:19:36 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Just plant something and then “find” it. Oldest trick in the world.


253 posted on 08/10/2017 12:30:07 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Brilliant; lodi90; mandaladon; All

This AOL article explains a number of reasons for using the no-knock warrant. One mentioned is that when this kind of warrant is executed one cannot use Fifth Amendment protections. Also many comments, some informative.

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/09/former-prosecutors-the-fbis-raid-of-paul-manaforts-home-was-a/23072764/


254 posted on 08/10/2017 12:54:41 AM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: Red Badger

“Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.” ~ Lavrentiy Beria, head of Joseph Stalin’s secret police


255 posted on 08/10/2017 1:31:27 AM PDT by Enduro Guy (Always cov fe'fe)
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To: Fantasywriter

Oh come on..you know I have. Just saw one instance on aug 3 using google

You dont have to be a lawyer..or know a lawyer...or be a LEO or know a LEO..to figure out they would try to flip a relative on the fbi hotseat for scamming a hollywood star.

You would have known it if you worked at a boston law firm like you claim.

Btw..is the no knock raid enough action for you to understand how serious this is...lolol .going to apologize yet...

Yeah...didnt think so..no integrity


256 posted on 08/10/2017 3:31:22 AM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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To: Fantasywriter

You can scream hillary all you want..but it doesnt lessen the severity of what is coming manaforts way..

A person who worked at law firm like you claim should have been Able to figure it out. There are former prosecutors on this site.

Ask them


257 posted on 08/10/2017 3:36:48 AM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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To: gleeaikin

I was trying to figure out how the Fifth Amendment factors into it. I guess the answer is that they are talking about subpoena v. warrant. With a subpoena, you’re asking the subpoenaed party to make a decision as to what is relevant, and in doing so, you are basically making an admission. With a warrant, the officers executing the warrant make that decision.


258 posted on 08/10/2017 7:00:15 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: RummyChick

You and the moonbat Leftists are equally giddy—if not actually delirious—over the partisan antics at the FBI. Mueller is the first special counsel in history appointed to locate a crime no one else could find. Special counsels are supposed to be appointed to investigate an actual crine. But in this case all the known crimes are on the Democrat side, so they had to improvise. Appoint Mueller, give him an unlimited budget, and tell him to find something on Trump.

The only people who are thrilled and delighted over this are you and the moonbat Leftists. Shows your true colors, alright.

Your frenzied pleasure in watching the hopelessly biased ‘justice system,’ target Trump (while ignoring the real criminals on the left) is revolting. Why not take your delirium over to DU? They’d appreciate it far more than conservatives do.


259 posted on 08/10/2017 7:17:50 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: RummyChick

In a universe where Trump is not President, Manafort would be at the top of a pyramid of pictures in a justice department conference room. He would be a major “get.”

DOJ would still be looking at him that way. Where this is going to be interesting is if he is indicted on something not related to President Trump. The Left will be screaming cover-up while the Right is going to be screaming “Nothing to see here.”

Three years ago, everyone would likely be saying, “Guy deserves it.”


260 posted on 08/10/2017 8:34:57 AM PDT by WVMnteer
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