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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPaul Manafort Seemed Headed to Rikers. Then the Justice Department Intervened.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/nyregion/manafort-rikers.html
The decision came after Attorney General William Barrs top deputy sent a letter to state prosecutors. Mr. Manafort will now be held in a federal lockup while he faces state charges.
Paul J. Manafort, President Trumps former campaign chairman who is serving a federal prison sentence, had been expected to be transferred to the notorious Rikers Island jail complex this month to await trial on a separate state case.
But last week, Manhattan prosecutors were surprised to receive a letter from the second-highest law enforcement official in the country inquiring about Mr. Manaforts case. The letter, from Jeffrey A. Rosen, Attorney General William P. Barrs new top deputy, indicated that he was monitoring where Mr. Manafort would be held in New York.
And then, on Monday, federal prison officials weighed in, telling the Manhattan district attorneys office that Mr. Manafort, 70, would not be going to Rikers.
Instead, he will await his trial at a federal lockup in Manhattan or at the Pennsylvania federal prison where he is serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence for wide-ranging financial schemes, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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The decision came after Attorney General William Barrs top deputy sent a letter to state prosecutors. Mr. Manafort will now be held in a federal lockup while he faces state charges.
Paul J. Manafort, President Trumps former campaign chairman who is serving a federal prison sentence, had been expected to be transferred to the notorious Rikers Island jail complex this month to await trial on a separate state case.
But last week, Manhattan prosecutors were surprised to receive a letter from the second-highest law enforcement official in the country inquiring about Mr. Manaforts case. The letter, from Jeffrey A. Rosen, Attorney General William P. Barrs new top deputy, indicated that he was monitoring where Mr. Manafort would be held in New York.
And then, on Monday, federal prison officials weighed in, telling the Manhattan district attorneys office that Mr. Manafort, 70, would not be going to Rikers.
Instead, he will await his trial at a federal lockup in Manhattan or at the Pennsylvania federal prison where he is serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence for wide-ranging financial schemes, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Paul Manafort Seemed Headed to Rikers. Then the Justice Department Intervened. (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Jun 2019
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Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)1. WHAT THE ?????
Why is Manhattan DA complying with this??
blm
(113,065 posts)2. Putin controls our Dept of Justice now, too.
Thank a Republican.
dchill
(38,505 posts)3. Hey, Barr - why not Trump Tower?
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)4. Have I said today how much I loath this fucking corrupt walrus? nt
procon
(15,805 posts)5. Sounds like Trump is trading a nice little perk
in exchange for Mantaforts continued silence. It's so obviously a reminder that Trump can change Mantaforts life with a single word, for either good or bad.
It's a slap in the face to the rule of law. Trump is brashly hinting that a pardon can be granted just as easily as he can order up a better jail cell, and no one can/will stop him.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)6. Smells like the blanket Pardon is back in play.
Vegas Roller
(704 posts)7. Why is the Manhattan DA agreeing with this?
They can enforce their demands easily by petitioning a court.
aeromanKC
(3,324 posts)8. Well he better enjoy Club Fed while he can
Manafort's federal sentence will run out and then his State time will commence.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,035 posts)9. Bingo