Report: Mueller Working With New York Attorney General On Manafort Probe

UNITED STATES - JULY 19: Paul Manafort, advisor to Donald Trump, is seen on the floor of the Quicken Loans Arena at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 19, 2016. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll... UNITED STATES - JULY 19: Paul Manafort, advisor to Donald Trump, is seen on the floor of the Quicken Loans Arena at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 19, 2016. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images) MORE LESS
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Special prosecutor Robert Mueller has teamed up with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on a probe into former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort’s finances, Politico reported Wednesday night, citing several unnamed people familiar with the matter.

Federal investigators have been looking into Manafort’s financial transactions. Manafort reportedly owes millions of dollars to pro-Russia interests, has money tied up in bank accounts in Cyprus, and belatedly filed as a lobbyist in June, confirming he was paid for work for a pro-Russia political party in Ukraine. Federal agents in July raided Manafort’s home in Virginia, reportedly seeking tax and bank documents related to his financial dealings in Cyprus and Ukraine.

The New York attorney general’s office had been investigating Manafort’s real estate holdings and potential money laundering.

Federal investigators and the New York attorney general’s office have spoken frequently and shared information, Politico reported. However, the investigators have not yet decided whether to file charges, sources told Politico.

As Politico noted, Mueller’s decision to work with Schneiderman could put pressure on Manafort to cooperate with the probe, since President Donald Trump would not have the power to pardon Manafort for state crimes.

The federal investigation into Manafort has intensified over the past couple of months with the raid at Manafort’s Virginia home. Mueller’s team has also reportedly issued subpoenas to a former lawyer to Manafort and to Manafort’s spokesperson.

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  1. Has he replaced the lawyers that ‘you’re fired’ him when his previous lawyers got lawyers because they got swept up in Mueller’s probe?

  2. Ok, the investigation is definitely “rigged” now!!

  3. Hmmmmm…as I understand it, Don the Con can’t pardon state charges.

    Good. Manafort will have to roll over to save himself possible jail time. And some of that will definitely slop over onto Don the Con and his crime family.

    Now, if the NY AG can just come up with a few more investigations. Cohen, Beavis and Butthead along with Jarvanka would be a good start.

  4. No wonder that jackass congressman wants to stop the investigation.

    OT but can you imagine if a Democratic rep had introduced a measure to end the benghazi fishing expeditions at a set date? Woulda been treated like “the smoking gun” on fox.

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