U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington revoked Manafort’s bail Friday after prosecutors said Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, attempted to tamper with witnesses for his trial.
Jailing him before trial adds to the pressure Manafort faces to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller and spill any secrets he knows about Trump and the campaign. Confronting possible criminal charges in New York, Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen may have a similar choice ahead of him. Cohen hasn’t been accused of wrongdoing.
Prosecutors made the Manafort detention request on June 4, when they argued in court papers that he tried to tamper with two witnesses after he was indicted in Washington for a second time on Feb. 23. Four days later, a grand jury indicted Manafort anew, accusing him and an associate of witness tampering. Manafort has pleaded not guilty.
Telstar wrote:Guys like Manafort don't have to worry about getting ass raped unless they want to get ass raped or rape other prisoners.
Unless they want to get ass raped!? WTF, do you have to pay extra for that?
If Manafort's being in held in D.C.'s Central Detention Facility, he's going to be a seriously unhappy lad. The CDF is a notoriously awful place, full of vicious street criminals from neighborhoods like Anacostia and most of the Southwest quadrant. There's guys in there that'd do him just to see the look on his face.