****WOW**** Feds did a no-knock search of Paul Manafort's home. *

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Last edited Wed Aug 9, 2017, 12:56 PM - Edit history (4)

FBI conducted predawn raid of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s home in July

Federal agents appeared at Manafort’s Virginia home without advance warning in the early hours of July 26, the day after he met voluntarily with the staff for the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of a probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, people with knowledge of the investigation said.

The search warrant was wide-ranging, and FBI agents working with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III departed with various records. The raid came as Manafort had been voluntarily providing documents to congressional committees as part of the investigation. The search warrant indicates investigators may have argued to a federal judge they had reason to believe Manafort could not be trusted to turn over all records in response to a grand jury subpoena.

- WaPo

To use colloquial parlance that's some gangsta shit.

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The so-called no-knock warrant, which was first reported by The Washington Post, was served at Manafort's home in Washington's northern Virginia suburbs on July 26, the day after Manafort met with Senate intelligence committee investigators.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/politics/paul-manafort-search-fbi-russian-interference/index.html

[Thrill]

1. They stole the Presidency

Mueller appears to be a real patriot and is going to make them pay the price

[dalton99a]

2. Manafort is a lying traitorous snake

[MFM008]

51. My brother said

The first time he heard Russia was involved, he said Mana fort was the key.

[MineralMan]

3. The interesting thing here is that we are only now learning

about this. There is very good security within Mueller's investigation, it seems. While we aren't getting daily briefings, I think that's a good thing, overall.

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. Remember, Manafort's kids implied that he literally had people murdered in Ukraine

He's a deeply dangerous person and a career criminal.

[brooklynite]

5. UNREC

Nothing in this story suggests that this was a "no knock" search.

[Sanity Claws]

6. That is what I was looking for too

No knock searches are very dangerous for the officers executing the warrant.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. I like to be helpful.

Here is a current list of the denizens of this board who have recommended my post:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=thread&address=10029435071&info=1#recs



Have a terrific day.

DSB

[Orrex]

9. Here's another story that states it was a no knock search

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/politics/paul-manafort-search-fbi-russian-interference/index.html

Now we can all be happy together.

[peacebuzzard]

12. " so called no knock ". That settles it.

Case closed.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. So I edited it for nothing? F that .

[peacebuzzard]

44. I appreciate your post yesterday, it made my day,

I do apologize for perhaps an inappropriate replay of the CNN article designating a play on words of the "so called" (fill in the blank).
Your hard work on this news worthy event caught my attention and reversed an otherwise trepidation of the latest political fiasco.
I welcomed your timely post yesterday! Thanks for the hard work of making it real!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. The poster should apologize to me for suggesting I was a liar.

[Orrex]

19. LOL. That sort of thing doesn't happen often on DU.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. I ended up editing my post four times.

[elehhhhna]

28. Liar

Lol sarcasm

[DemocratSinceBirth]

29. I hate the red edits. It ruins the aesthetics of my posts.

[elehhhhna]

32. rededit would be a good screen name, tho

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. Before you accuse me of lying it would behoove you to investigate

The so-called no-knock warrant, which was first reported by The Washington Post, was served at Manafort's home in Washington's northern Virginia suburbs on July 26, the day after Manafort met with Senate intelligence committee investigators.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/politics/paul-manafort-search-fbi-russian-interference/index.html

[berni_mccoy]

22. I don't think that person called you a liar, but I get why you are upset.

The original link didn't mention no-knock while other sources did... I think there was honest confusion. The use of the UNREC was UNnecessary though

[brush]

27. Does it matter? Even if they knocked Manafort wouldn't have time to get rid of evidence...

if he still had any there.

[WinkyDink]

46. Oh, you don't know that!

[brush]

48. Don't know what?

Turns out they knocked on his bedroom door.

[elehhhhna]

30. Just ignore the trolls correct them once don't change your post

Otherwise it will make you crazy, which is the point. Been there.

[Chemisse]

36. Who called you a liar?

I think you are overreacting. If your comments are not supported by the article you link to, you have to expect skepticism.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

40. This is supposed to be a board of relatively like minded people.

This is supposed to be a board of relatively like minded people:

Core principles
Democratic Underground is an online community for friendly, politically liberal people who understand the importance of working together to elect more Democrats and fewer Republicans to all levels of American government.

If the poster was skeptical he should have asked for clarification rather than make a snarky remark about unrecommending my post.

Any way:


The so-called no-knock warrant, which was first reported by The Washington Post, was served at Manafort's home in Washington's northern Virginia suburbs on July 26, the day after Manafort met with Senate intelligence committee investigators.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/politics/paul-manafort-search-fbi-russian-interference/index.htm

[LiberalArkie]

41. Whether it was a no knock or not, I am sure that the battering ram made a knocking sound several

times.

[LanternWaste]

20. Is this little 'unrec' like a double-dog dare...

Is this little 'unrec' like a double-dog dare in that it does absolutely nothing except allow us to accurately advertise our wee petulance and distemper?

[emulatorloo]

43. Delete your account

or apologize for accusing a good DU'er of lying and ask politely for clarification next time

[WhiteTara]

52. You're right. According to reports

they knocked on his bedroom door.

[TacoD]

8. Don't think it was no-knock

The fact that Manafort was cooperative suggests that they knocked.

[elehhhhna]

33. Oh my. Where to begin?

Perhaps with reading the post?

[peacebuzzard]

10. Knock or no knock, how to conduct a predawn raid

Or knock then enter?
How to decide?

Ask 10 agents, get 10 answers.

[elehhhhna]

34. Predawn's catch you in your jammies business

Clearly not arranged by an attorney.

[Arazi]

11. I'd guess anything incriminating is long gone. Also means Manafort isnt cooperating

If they needed to do a pre-dawn raid.

Makes Mueller's job harder. Hope he has found the info elsewhere and this wazms staged to demonstrate that Manafort is also guilty of obstruction

[C Moon]

13. Just curious why they think he would keep incriminating material at his home?

That stuff is probably lonnnnnng gone.
He probably got a good chuckle at them wasting their time.

[grantcart]

24. They may have been dissatisfied with the level of

cooperation and wanted to send a message.

[elehhhhna]

35. Easy answer he's not turning over his his wife and his children and servants electronics boom

He's got a cover up the cover up this guys in deep shit

[Kablooie]

14. And the news reported that he was cooperative.

Which, I suppose, means he didn't have an armed standoff with the FBI.

[Orrex]

18. He's lucky that he wasn't a black man with no criminal record

If he had been, he might have been shot for it during the search.

[WinkyDink]

47. Not by the Mueller's Feds. By local police, sure!

[C Moon]

39. :D

[SusanaMontana41]

23. I like waking up

to news like this.

[grantcart]

25. Tired of winning yet?

[SusanaMontana41]

26. I just woke up, didn't I?

I'm tired of something.

[denbot]

38. LoL, I slept in my self.

This is like a nice cup of coffee first thing out of bed..

[SusanaMontana41]

50. I can think of only one thing that would top that

#ImpeachTrump

[SusanaMontana41]

49. LOL!

[PearliePoo2]

31. They will have a microscope up his financial ass.

Doesn't matter how hard he tries to hide shit, remember that Mueller hired the BEST people that fucking SPECIALIZE in money crimes. They are going to get this asshole.

[elehhhhna]

37. Expect the rest of the raggedy ass cast of characters to look like hell in the coming days

as they wake at 3 AM awaiting their noknock raid.

[Orsino]

42. The best part of waking up is the Bureau up your ass. n/t

[WinkyDink]

45. Gotta love it! "Step aside, Mr. Manafort. Here's the search warrant. STEP. ASIDE." :-)