Paul Manafort has asked the judge in D.C. if he can stay put (in jail) and forgo attending any.....

[steve2470]

Paul Manafort has asked the judge in D.C. if he can stay put (in jail) and forgo attending any pretrial hearings.

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. That's odd.

[Frustratedlady]

4. He's odd. Just sayin'. Must be feeling comfy in his new surroundings.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Or maybe he feels safer in jail.

Is he worried about a hit?

[lagomorph777]

8. Bingo. No polonium tea in jail.

[True Dough]

18. Not to date...

I'd still have eyes in the back of my head in prison, for all kinds of reasons.

[lagomorph777]

31. Yeah, if you don't have Secret Service protection or millions of dollars,

jail might be the only option, but it's only a little more secure than being out, and only if being out poses an unusual threat such as Putin.

[sfwriter]

19. yup

[mitch96]

24. +1!!!!! n/t

[Frustratedlady]

25. I just remembered. Didn't they move the female Russian spy to the same prison? (That's strange...

couldn't be the same unless coed.) Anyway, she's as much of a con as Manafort. Maybe she could "arrange" a hit.


Wouldn't you think he'd like to get some fresh air for a few hours?

[PatSeg]

14. I keep picturing

Paulie in prison in Goodfellas, making the best of a bad situation.

[Frustratedlady]

20. You can bet he's conning the other inmates for special needs.

Going from a multi-millionaire to a slob can't be too pleasant.

[PatSeg]

23. Con men are gonna con

Its in his blood. Always looking for the angle, which is why they wouldn't let him stay out of jail on bond with an ankle bracelet. He just couldn't help himself. Clearly rules are for other people, until now.

[at140]

9. Found new love in Prison?

[leftynyc]

10. If I'm remembering right

He can't wear a suit in pre-trial hearings - only during the trial. My guess is he doesn't want more pics of him in a orange jumpsuit.

[Sneederbunk]

2. "I like it here. I have made many friends."

[gratuitous]

13. "Hello Dad . . ."

[Brother Buzz]

22. Ha! I saw that at an animated film festival a Brazilian years ago...

and loved it. Interesting enough, the short film that stole the show that night was Luxo Jr, the first computer generated animation we had ever seen. Pixar? Steve Jobs? San Rafael? We had no idea what was coming down the pike.

Thanks for posting it.

[babydollhead]

36. Great song. N/T

[herding cats]

3. Is he afraid of a hit on him?

I would be if I were him.

[spinbaby]

6. That's it right there

He’s afraid of polonium in his tea.

[unblock]

7. that was my first thought as well.

[Girard442]

17. In the old TV cop drama Hill Street Blues, they had a high-level gang dude in custody...

...and they realized that bad dude that he was, they probably didn't have enough admissible evidence to convict him -- so they released him with a wink-wink that he was being let out because he'd cooperated.

Sic transit bad dude.

[Sunny Daze]

11. Worried about being

a Putin target maybe? Of course, that could happen in jail.

[MineralMan]

12. I'm not so sure that's too unusual.

He's not needed at those pretrial hearings, and I suspect the whole transport process is less than a comfortable experience. So, he's "waiving his right" to be present.

That's my thinking on this. He doesn't want to go through the process when it's not necessary.

On the other hand, maybe he and Maria Butina have been chatting at the jail and he doesn't want to miss out on that.

[samnsara]

28. exactly and if hes got a good lawyer then they represent and speak for him anyway..

..they are gut wrenching and anxiety provoking. This may of course be part of his 'punishment' but hes still presumed innocent of these additional charges until the jury finds him not so.

[DUgosh]

15. Interesting

There was a storyline similar on OITNB this season with Freida.

[demsocialist]

16. It is because transportation to and from the jail

is a pia for an inmate. They get them up at 3am and it takes all day sitting in holding tanks. It is hell. That is just my guess.

[Leghorn21]

34. Some replies to reporter Zoe Tillman's post seems to confirm this, dem:

Up at 4, no food, searched, bused downtown to holding areas - violent/non violent all together, sorted, bused to whatever courthouse, many women report serious harassment on buses, held in communal cells with every type of offender, many whose meds haven't started in jail yet

Oh. Thanks.

I guess it's a hassle for prisoners. They have to get up extra early, have their schedules disrupted, etc. Now that he's a convicted felon, I think he'll have to ride the prison bus with the rest of the inmates. No more luxury SUV's.

[procon]

21. No more hair dye? nt

[samnsara]

26. OK...after having to attend many pretrail hearings they are gut wrentching. just saying..

..and hes got a lot to go to.

[redstatebluegirl]

27. He is safer there than anywhere else. The Russians will finish him no doubt.

[2naSalit]

29. Too f'ing bad asshole

you are ON TRIAL, suck it up and live with it or you could... nevermind.

I am sure that he and the russian whore are kept separated so as not to be able to communicate. Both are a menace to society and are probably there to keep them from getting "hit". I don't think he gets to wear a vest in transit and a sniper could take care of him rather quickly, is what come to mind when I see him walking in or out of the courthouse. I think about the way Cohen looks around for any oddities when he exits the building and the idea of a sniper comes to mind every time..

[empedocles]

30. Less publicity?

Each transport appearance is a photo op for press corp with little to cover otherwise, with some voice over on his conviction, which may not help Manaforts cause.

[kimbutgar]

32. Must be afraid one of Putin's assets will try to take him out

[honest.abe]

33. Lazy and hopeless.

He knows he is either going to jail or get pardoned by the fool in the WH. Either way it doesnt matter if he goes to these hearings.

[lindysalsagal]

35. Paul has a sad??? Thoughts and prayers.....