use to discredit the investigation. so this is a variety of the same information that the washington post is also reporting this evening. according to the times, some of the investigators hired by mueller have vast experience prosecuting financial malfeasance and the prospect that mueller s inquiry has stoked fears among the president s aides. mueller s team and this is new has begun examining financial records and has requested documents from the irs related to mr. trump s former campaign chair, paul manafort. the records are from a criminal tax investigation that had been opened long before trump s campaign began. paul manafort was never charged in that case. the new york times also just reporting moments ago that marc kasowitz, who previously had been the president s lead lawyer in his russia representation will be taking a significantly reduced role in that team. also bloomberg has reported today this is the news that