Paul Manafort, the former chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, has been told by federal prosecutors that they plan to indict him, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
CBS News confirmed Manafort had been wiretapped under a foreign intelligence warrant in connection with U.S. concerns that he was communicating with Russian operatives who wanted to influence the American election. The warrants were issued before Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel to take over the investigation from the FBI. The U.S. government listened in on Manafort's conversations during the presidential campaign and through the election -- though not constantly -- and its surveillance includes the period when Manafort was Mr. Trump's campaign chairman.

The very fact that the F.B.I. raided Manafort’s home is telling: the former Trump campaign manager is reportedly under investigation for potentially violating tax laws, money laundering, and the failure to disclose foreign lobbying on behalf of pro-Russian interests. In order for Mueller to obtain the warrant to search and enter Manafort’s home unannounced, his team would have had to convince a judge not only that the home contained evidence of a crime, but that Manafort was likely to destroy evidence. “Clearly they didn’t trust him,” Jimmy Gurulé, a Notre Dame law professor and former federal prosecutor, told the Times. “This is more consistent with how you’d go after an organized crime syndicate,” he added.

The latest revelations will only fuel speculation that Mueller’s team sees Manafort as either the primary suspect in any Russia-related wrongdoing, or the best person to flip to become a cooperating witness for the state. A series of moves over the past months suggest Mueller is attempting to gain maximum leverage over Manafort.

Trump doomed
 

As the plot thickens. Count down....

Manafort: TIC TOC TIC TOC. TRUMPs ass must be plucked up so tight a carpenter could not drive a nail up it with a 2 pound hammer. LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

Reactions: Norm Eisen was Barack Obama’s White House ethics czar: Hoo boy. Let's be very clear here: if Manafort told Trump of Russian interference and Trump approved, they are both going down.

A former spokesman for the Justice Department questioned Trump’s continued communications with Manafort: Trump continuing to talk on the phone to Manafort this year when it was already clear he was a target is just unbelievably reckless. Twitter …

Breitbart is spinning the CNN story that Manafort was being surveilled as validation of Trump’s claim that Trump Tower was wiretapped. Back under the control of Steve Bannon, the banner headline on the site is: “CNN Admits Trump Campaign Was Wiretapped: Breitbart News and Mark Levin Right, Mainstream Media Wrong.”

Tic TOC tic TOC. LOL, PRAISE MANAFORT. if he flips on trump, I will donate to his defense fund.

How about when Tony the Weiner rolls on Hillary? Gonna donate to his defense fund?

Mueller's team wants information connected to the Oval Office meeting Trump had with Russian officials in which he bragged about firing Comey, saying it eased pressure on his White House. The requests show that parts of Mueller's investigation are focusing on the President's own actions.

Time for Trump to advise Mueller to either produce some results or be fired. No use wasting time and money on a witch hunt. If Mueller has some viable leads, fine. If not, he should be terminated.

If Trump fires Mueller (and he would love to) it will cause a Constitutional crisis. Remember Mueller's investigation is only one of three going on at the same time, as the House and the Senate are also doing their own investigations, and if the intelligence was truly questionable, GOP members of the two Congressional intelligence committees would be questioning it. They're not. Mueller is looking into Trump’s international money laundering connections and links with Russian operatives as a means of accepting Russian payoffs. Mueller is just sharpening his pencils. Stay tuned! Robert Mueller is expanding the Russia probe. Here’s how | PBS NewsHour

Hey Mell - are you a window licker or just another stupid broad?

Consitutional crisis...who's a$$ did you have your head stuffed in the last 8 years?

Trumps international money laundering...geeze just another accusation!

Are you enjoying your inefficient home built on a filled swamp?

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Interesting how suddenly Clapper is admitting that Trump may have been wire tapped. Perhaps he is taking doses of Ginko Biloba and has had a miracle recollection? Totally different from his testimony under oath where he adamantly denied that Trump had been wire tapped. Be careful how you answer this one because the way things are going, you may find a bit of egg on your face.

Again, the FBI has to be pretty sure you're a traitor to get permission for a wiretap. The fact that they MAY have picked up Trump talking to Manafort, who was the subject of the wiretap, is immaterial. But be sure and ignore the circumstances and jump to conclusions.

Trump Taj Mahal was cited by the IRS and fined by the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for money laundering offenses dating all the way back to 1990. It’s entirely possible that Trump was never more than a convenient patsy for Russian oligarchs and mobsters, with his casinos and condos providing easy pass-throughs for their illicit riches. At the very least, with his constant need for new infusions of cash and his well-documented troubles with creditors, Trump made an easy “mark” for anyone looking to launder money. But whatever his knowledge about the source of his wealth, the public record makes clear that Trump built his business empire in no small part with a lot of dirty money from a lot of dirty Russians.