Every week seems to bring a new signal that Robert Mueller is ramping things up in the federal investigation into possible collusion between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia. But apparently, things have been full-tilt for months.

In a new report, the New York Times details of a July raid on Paul Manafort's home. While the former Trump campaign chair was sleeping, agents picked the lock on the front door and burst in, confiscating binders, backing up computer files, and photographing a closet of pricey suits, all looking for evidence that Manafort set up off-shore bank accounts. And that's not even the dramatic part of the story:

The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, then followed the house search with a warning: His prosecutors told Mr. Manafort they planned to indict him, said two people close to the investigation.

Meanwhile, CNN reports that Manafort was also the target of court ordered wiretaps during and after the presidential campaign, including earlier in 2017 when Manafort was in contact with Donald Trump. The information from those wiretaps has also been turned over to Mueller.

The special counsel, who reputedly dislikes long, winding investigations, is setting an aggressive tone in the likely hope that sheer terror convinces witnesses to cooperate. Between Michael Flynn's son and a "who can shout about Russia the loudest" contest between two Trump lawyers, Mueller might be operating on a needlessly high level.

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