Newt Gingrich Is Outraged Paul Manafort Was Woken Up In His Pajamas
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), who once called special counsel Robert Mueller a “superb choice” to investigate Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, said he’s outraged that investigators raided the home of Paul Manafort over the summer.
Robert Mueller is superb choice to be special counsel. His reputation is impeccable for honesty and integrity. Media should now calm down
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) May 18, 2017
The raid was part of the Russia probe that led to Monday’s indictment of Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, and onetime business associate Rick Gates on 12 counts that include conspiracy and money laundering.
The Justice Department also disclosed Monday that Manafort withheld evidence from Mueller’s investigators that was discovered during that predawn raid, according to The New York Times.
Yet Gingrich, appearing on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show on Monday, accused Mueller of “the most grotesque abuse” of power for raiding Manafort’s home and waking him up in his pajamas. He also said the Justice Department was “corrupt.”
Watch Gingrich’s full comments in the video above.
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I haven't been this happy on a Monday since November 7, 2016. #ManafortMonday
— Susie Meister (@susie_meister) October 30, 2017
Fox News right now pic.twitter.com/DK8KyDpoW5
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) October 30, 2017
Paul Manafort and George Papadopoulos are the only the beginning. Hell is about to comb over.
— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) October 30, 2017
Meanwhile, news of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates’ arrest reaches the Land of Make-Believe. They look thrilled.#ManafortMonday pic.twitter.com/PcU1tMCoBA
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— Erin 🍋 (@erinkatherine13) October 30, 2017
Mueller can't arrest me! I turned myself into a pickle! pic.twitter.com/FdWPnyYwkp
— Corey Miller (@StopEatingBees) October 30, 2017
Waiting for Trump’s Paul Manafort tweet #ManafortMonday #Mueller pic.twitter.com/FFFdyZFwGH
— TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) October 30, 2017
You know who isn't being indicted today?
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— Danielle Beaumont (@DMBeaumont) October 30, 2017
Tbh I feel like Arya Stark right now, marking names off of my list.
Manafort, down. #ManafortMonday pic.twitter.com/ulba6shAxs— laila (@lailarazmyar) October 30, 2017
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— CK (@charley_ck14) October 30, 2017
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— Kaos Agent Kyle (@MrStinkFingers) October 30, 2017
Paul Manafort just agreed to turn himself in to the FBI. What should we report on?
CNN: Manafort
MSNBC: Manafort
Fox News: Hamburger emoji pic.twitter.com/Wjsvkb2coW— Roberto Ferdman (@robferdman) October 30, 2017
If collusion is fake news, I guess Manafort, Papadopoulos, and Gates fake surrendered to fake FBI and were taken to fake jail #IndictmentDay
— Richard Jeter (@MilesToGo13) October 30, 2017
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