Robert Mueller Brings Down the Hammer on Paul Manafort
(WorldNews Politics)

While more than a dozen Trump associates are considered to be central players in the Russia investigation, special counsel Robert Mueller has been pursuing Paul Manafort with scorched-earth tactics that seem calculated to inspire fear—or force his cooperation. Among the most aggressive moves was a July 26 raid on Manafort’s home in Virginia, in which F.B.I. agents searched the former political operative’s property for evidence related to the Russia probe on the same day Manafort was set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. But new details of Mueller’s visit, reported by The New York Times on Monday evening, are particularly shocking: Paul J. Manafort...