His attorney argues the former Trump campaign manager is at “high risk.”
President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, is seeking early release from prison due to the threat the coronavirus poses to his health.
Manafort lawyer Kevin Downing made the request to the Federal Bureau of Prisons on Monday, asking that the 71-year-old lobbyist and political consultant be transferred to home confinement to serve the remainder of his 7½-year sentence for a series of convictions on charges of tax evasion, failing to report foreign bank accounts, witness tampering and engaging in unregistered lobbying for foreign interests.
Manafort, who became one of the highest profile targets of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, has been serving time at a low-security federal prison in Loretto, Pa., about 80 miles east of Pittsburgh.
“Mr. Manafort is at a high risk of contracting COVID-19 at FCI Loretto due to his age and pre-existing health conditions, and it is imperative that Mr. Manafort be transferred to home confinement immediately in order to minimize the likelihood of Mr. Manafort contracting or spreading the potentially fatal disease,” Downing wrote in a letter obtained by POLITICO.
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Citing health issues and the pandemic, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, 71, is seeking release to home confinement, although he has about 4.5 years to go on his 7.5-year sentence.https://t.co/ncu93TJgxn
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