The Latest: FBI agents search Manafort home in Virginia
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the probe into Russia ’s meddling in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign (all times EDT ):
7 : 45 p . m .
FBI agents looking for financial documents have searched one of the homes of President Donald Trump ’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.
Manafort spokesman Jason Maloni says FBI agents obtained a warrant and searched one of Manafort ’s homes .
The Associated Press has learned the warrant for the search on July 26 at Manafort’ s home in Alexandria, Virginia , sought information including tax documents and banking records . The Washington Post first reported the raid.
Manafort has been a subject of a longstanding FBI investigation into his dealings in Ukraine and work for the country’ s former president , Viktor Yanukovych. That probe has been swept into the investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election .
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2 : 20 p . m .
A research firm tied to a dossier of salacious allegations involving President Donald Trump is turning over thousands of pages of documents to a congressional committee .
That’ s according to a person familiar with the situation , who spoke on condition of anonymity because the arrangement had not yet been publicly announced.
The firm, Fusion GPS , was turning over records Wednesday in response to a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee . The panel is one of several investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election .
The firm hired a British intelligence officer who compiled a dossier of allegations involving Trump and his ties to Russia .
The committee also plans to hear privately from Glenn Simpson, a co -founder of the firm .
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11 a . m .
Donald Trump Jr. has turned over 250 pages of records to a Senate panel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election .
The Senate Judiciary Committee says it received the records Friday from Trump ’s oldest son, and received 20 ,000 pages two days earlier from the Trump campaign .
The content of the documents was not immediately clear , though Trump Jr . helped arrange a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower that is of interest to investigators.
The committee is one of several congressional panels investigating potential ties between Russia and the Trump campaign .
Committee leaders have been in talks with Trump Jr . and committee chairman Paul Manafort about private interviews . The committee initially called for them to testify publicly , but lawmakers have since said they were negotiating the terms of their appearances.
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10 : 13 a . m .
A spokesman for President Donald Trump ’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort , says that FBI agents served a search warrant at one of his homes.
Spokesman Jason Maloni says that Manafort cooperated with the agents as he has “consistently” done .
Manafort has been a subject of a longstanding FBI investigation into his dealings in Ukraine and work for the country’ s former president , Viktor Yanukovych. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is also investigating Manafort as part of his probe into Russia’ s meddling in the 2016 election and any possible collusion with Trump associates.
Manafort has denied any wrongdoing. He has also cooperated with congressional committees investigating the election interference . Manafort has turned over documents to the intelligence and judiciary committees in the Senate . Manafort led the Trump campaign for several months .
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