Cleveland, Ohio, US - 17 July 2016
1. Close-up Paul Manafort speaking to reporters on Republican National Convention floor
Washington - 9 August 2017
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Tucker, Associated Press Justice Department Reporter:
"So we learned today that the FBI last month on July 26th raided the home -- one of the homes -- of Paul Manafort, who was the campaign chairman for President Donald Trump for a period of time last year."
Cleveland, Ohio, US - 17 July 2016
3. UPSOUND Paul Manafort speaking to reporters at Republican National Convention
Washington - 9 August 2017
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Tucker, Associated Press Justice Department Reporter:
"It's not surprising necessarily, but it's very significant and indicates that Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team of investigators remain very interested in Mr. Manafort's financial transactions and that Mr. Manafort remains an important part of the ongoing investigation into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia."
Kiev, Ukraine - 21 March 2017
5. Various of a document allegedly signed by Manafort that a Ukiranian lawmaker alleged links Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort to attempts to hide a 750,000 US dollar payment from a pro-Russia political party
Washington - 9 August 2017
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Tucker, Associated Press Justice Department Reporter, on mechanism of getting a search warrant:
"It actually requires what's called 'probably cause' that a crime has been committed. So you're not saying somebody's guilty, but you lay out before a judge: 'we're going to go into somebody's home, we're going to violate their privacy, but we think we have reason to do that, because we think we're going to find potential evidence of a crime' and it tends to be very specific about the nature of the evidence you're looking for and the nature of the criminal activity might have been committed."
Cleveland, Ohio - 17 July 2016
7. STILL image of Paul Manafort
Washington - 9 August 2017
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Tucker, Associated Press Justice Department Reporter:
"One point I would make, though, is that Mr. Manafort was in the process of cooperating with Congress and his lawyers have said he would cooperate with anyone who has asked him. And so when you asked earlier if this is surprising, it's not surprising that a raid is done, but in these circumstances, it is a fairly aggressive action."
Cleveland, Ohio - 15 August 2016
9. STILL image of Paul Manafort at Republican National Convention
Washington - 9 August 2017
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Tucker, Associated Press Justice Department Reporter:
"Certainly, a raid is a common investigative tactic, but sure, it indicates that they already have had reasons, prior to the raid last month, to believe that they were going to find information that was going to help them build a case. We don't know exactly what the nature of that evidence is or exactly what was turned over and what was taken from the home, but yes, it absolutely is an indication of seriousness."
Cleveland, Ohio - 21 July 2016
11. STILL image of then-Trump Campaign manager Paul Manafort stands between the then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump during a walk through at the Republican National Convention
Washington - 9 August 2017
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Tucker, Associated Press Justice Department Reporter:
"We just know that this is a secret investigation. We know from our reporting last week that Special Counsel Mueller is using a grand jury in Washington and a Washington federal court to begin the process of issuing subpoenas and ultimately having witnesses who might appear before it. But this is a significant step."
Washington - 21 June 2017
13. STILL image - file photo of Special Counsel Robert Mueller departing Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington
