The FBI has searched the home of Paul Manafort, President Donald
Trump’s former campaign chairman as part of the ongoing investigation
into Russian interference in the US presidential election.
“FBI agents executed search warrant at one of Mr Manafort’s residences.
“Mr Manafort has consistently cooperated with law enforcement and
other serious inquiries and did so on this occasion as well,” FBI
spokesman, Jason Maloni said on Wednesday.
Agents raided Manafort’s Virginia home before dawn on July 26, a day
after he met privately with the Senate Intelligence Committee, and
seized documents and other materials, the Washington Post reported.
He was interviewed by the Senate Intelligence Committee about his
campaign contacts with Russia and provided documents to congressional
investigators.
Manafort stepped down as Trump’s campaign chief after allegations
that he had received large payments linked to Ukraine’s former
pro-Russian government.
Manafort participated in a June 2016 meeting with Trump’s son Donald
Trump Jr and son-in-law Jared Kushner with a Russian lawyer in an
apparent bid to acquire damaging information about presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton.
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