Breaking news on the Russia investigation: FBI agents conducted a predawn raid on the home of Trump campaign operative Paul Manafort on July 26, according to a new report by the Washington Post. The agents had a warrant to seize documents and materials, although the significance of the documents seized is unclear. The Post reports:
Spokesmen for Mueller and Manafort both declined to comment on the Post story.
The raid is the starkest reminder yet that the Mueller investigation continues to grind forward behind the scenes.
As pollster Matt McDermott noted on Twitter, President Trump vented his anger against the acting FBI director only hours after the raid.
Why didn’t A.G. Sessions replace Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, a Comey friend who was in charge of Clinton investigation but got….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
…big dollars ($700,000) for his wife’s political run from Hillary Clinton and her representatives. Drain the Swamp!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
