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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFederal agents mysteriously raided a former Trump attorney's office
https://www.vox.com/2018/11/29/18118393/ed-burke-fbi-raid-trump-lawyerOn Thursday morning, FBI agents raided the City Hall office of Chicago Alderman Ed Burke, a powerful figure in Illinois state politics and a former property tax attorney for Donald Trump.
Its not yet clear whether the search has anything to do with Trump. Details are scant and the FBI has not said who the target of the investigation is, or what the federal agents thought they might find in Burkes office.
But because Burke had worked for Trump on his Chicago real estate project, speculation immediately started flying about whether the FBI raid might be part of the bigger probe into the president.
Then again, its also quite possible that the raid has nothing to do with Trump at all: Burke, Chicagos longest-serving alderman, has been the focus of federal investigations in the past.
Heres what we know and dont know about the raid.
What we know
Roughly 15 federal agents showed up at Burkes office in Chicagos City Hall around 7:30 am Central time and took over the office by kicking out staffers and papering over the windows, according to reports from the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune.
The agents left in the early afternoon with one cardboard file box, a computer and two computer monitors, according to the Sun-Times.
The windows were also papered over at Burkes office in Chicagos 14th Ward, according to the Tribune.
Burke is not a stranger to being investigated: In his 50 years in public office, hes survived numerous scandals, including one related to payroll in 2014.
Burkes law firm, Klafter & Burke, began representing Donald Trump in 2006, while the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago was under construction. Burke had previously voted to approve the project as an alderman.
Burkes law firm saved Trump $14.1 million in property taxes between 2006 and 2018, according to the Sun-Times.
Burke stopped representing Trump in May 2018, citing irreconcilable differences, according to the Sun-Times. At the time, the newspaper suggested that Burke might be worried that his work with the president could alienate the Hispanic voters who make up the majority of his constituents.
What we dont know
What the FBI is investigating
What role Burke is playing in that investigation
What charges, if any, might result from the investigation
Whether the raid has anything to do with Burkes ties to President Trump
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Federal agents mysteriously raided a former Trump attorney's office (Original Post)
iluvtennis
Nov 2018
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vlyons
(10,252 posts)1. The plot thickens
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saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)2. What was streaming on AFOne?
Not watching media today, was IT greeted with the Red Carpet or did he slink into S.A. in disgrace?