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Manafort will get no special treatment at Rikers Island, de Blasio says
PoliticoNEW YORK CITY — Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, will be given no special treatment beyond measures needed for security when he is transferred to Rikers Island, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.
"He is going to be treated, as much as humanly possible, like any other inmate, and would have the same rights and responsibilities," de Blasio said at an unrelated press conference. "Obviously there are safety questions that have to be attended to.”
Manafort is currently serving a 7.5 year prison sentence in a Pennsylvania federal prison as a result of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 election. In August, he was convicted of a series of financial crimes and in September he pleaded guilty to another set of charges, including witness tampering.
However, earlier this year, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. obtained an indictment against Manafort on charges of mortgage fraud and a state judge has now ordered the longtime Republican lobbyist be moved as early as Thursday to Rikers Island, where he will be held in solitary confinement, according to a report by Fox News.
"He is going to be treated, as much as humanly possible, like any other inmate, and would have the same rights and responsibilities," de Blasio said at an unrelated press conference. "Obviously there are safety questions that have to be attended to.”
Manafort is currently serving a 7.5 year prison sentence in a Pennsylvania federal prison as a result of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 election. In August, he was convicted of a series of financial crimes and in September he pleaded guilty to another set of charges, including witness tampering.
However, earlier this year, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. obtained an indictment against Manafort on charges of mortgage fraud and a state judge has now ordered the longtime Republican lobbyist be moved as early as Thursday to Rikers Island, where he will be held in solitary confinement, according to a report by Fox News.
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
