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WEBVTT .SHE IS LIVE IN A NEWSROOM.JAYNE: THE STATE'S REPUBLICANPARTY SAID IT RAISED FUNDRAISING QUESTIONS IN A PREVIOUSPOLITICAL RACE, BUT ONE OF THEPRINCIPALS HAD PRIOR CONNECTIONSWITH THE FIRM OPERATED BY PAULMANAFORT, TRUMP'S FORMERCAMPAIGN MANAGER.THE STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN GROUPDOES CONSULTING FOR REPUBLICANCANDIDATES AND CONSERVATIVECAUSES AROUND THE COUNTRY.THE INVESTIGATION IS BEING RUNOUT OF THE WASHINGTON OFFICE,NOT THE LOCAL OFFICE.THE I-TEAM'S DAVE COLLINS HASBEEN IN ANNAPOLIS IN JOINS USLIVE.DAVE? DAVE: WE ARE IN FRONT OF 191MAIN STREET IN ANNAPOLIS.THIS IS WHERE THE CAMPAIGNOFFICE IS LOCATED.IT IS ON THE THIRD FLOOR HERE.THE OFFICE BUILDING IS THREESTORIES SANDWICHED BETWEEN TORESTAURANTS.ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOUNOTICE IS A LARGE, CLEAR TRASHBAG.HARD TO TELL IF THAT IS WHAT ITIS OR IF IT IS AN EVIDENCECOLLECTION BAG.ONE AGENT TOLD US TO STOP.TWO AGENTS STARTED TO TAKE TRASHBACKS OVER THE GLASS DOORBLOCKING OUT ANY VIEW.ONE OF THE AGENTS HAD A SIDEARMAND ONE WAS WEARING A BLUESURGICAL GLOVE.IF YOU IS NOT THING WITH AWARDIS FOR.STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN GROUPNATIONAL CLIENTS INCLUDE THE TEAPARTY AND THE CONSERVATIVEMAJORITY FUND.LOCAL CLIENT LIST HOUSE MAJORITYLEADER, MINORITY LEADER COME ANDPAT MCDONNELL.ACCORDING TO DELICATE, THECOMPANY WORKED FOR LARRY HOGANAND THE GOP CAUCUS.THE BUILDING TENANTS INCLUDE ANOBVIOUS -- INCLUDE ANNAPOLISLOBBYIST.REPORTING LIVE, DAVID COLLINS.JAYNE: STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN GROUPHAS BEEN SUED AND ALSOQUESTIONED BY THE FEDERALELECTION COMMISSION.A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELINKED TO THE FIRM IS BEENACCUSED OF USING CANDIDATE'SNAME TO RAISE MONEY WITHOUTTHOSE CANDIDATE'S PERMISSION.ALSO, A PRINCIPAL IN THE FIRMWAS FORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THEFIRM OPERATED BY PAUL MANAFORT.HE IS THE FORMER TRUMP CAMPAIGNMANAGER WHOSE BUSINESS DEALINGSWITH RUSSIA ARE UNDER INTENSESCRUTINY.THE FBI IS NOT COMMENTING ON ITS

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