Federal prosecutors on Wednesday, July 11, tried to challenge the request of the former head of the election headquarters of the trump for a postponement of the hearing. By Paul Manafort previously filed a statement which stated that he was unable in time to see the case materials. According to the defense of a political consultant, this situation is due to his detention. And while both sides are trying to convince court of the correctness, the media became aware of some details of the prison environment, in which now inhabits Manafort.
As it turned out, the former ally of trump is not experiencing much discomfort while in custody. The team of the special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, presented information according to which Manafort regularly makes calls from his cell, have unrestricted access to a laptop and can at any time to communicate with their lawyers.
By Paul Manafort previously filed a statement which alleged that he failed to see the case materials. Photo: flickr/CC/vpickering/
In addition, the VIP-the prisoner didn’t even wear an orange jumpsuitthat prisoners wear in a mandatory manner. Political consultant also has at its disposal a private bathroom. In General, representatives of the special Prosecutor noted that Manafort has all the necessary conditions, in order to «work productively«.
Lawyers of the former head of the election headquarters of trump, in turn, tried to prove to the court that their client is contained in «solitary confinement» 23 hours a day. Lawyers claim: Manafort need to provide additional time for familiarizing with the materials of the case. The final decision on this request will be made in the near future.
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We will remind that recently spectacular Mueller expanded the charges against political consultant, who is suspected of fraud and money laundering. In his opinion, Manafort trying to prevent investigators, intending to bribe witnesses in the case. For these actions a man may get life in prison.
