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Paul Manafort is being treated like a ‘VIP’ in prison, says special counsel

By Kelly Cohen
Published July 11, 2018 5:52pm ET
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Paul Manafort is being treated like a ‘VIP’ in prison, says special counsel
FILE - In this April 4, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. A year into his investigation, special counsel Robert Mueller is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. In that time, the breadth and stealth of his investigation has rattled the White House and its chief occupant, and has spread to Capitol Hill, K Street, foreign governments and, as late as last week, corporate boardrooms. | (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort being treated like a “VIP” in prison, prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller said in a Wednesday court filing.

Lawyers for Manafort filed a motion last week asking for his trial to be delayed from July 25 to the fall. They also asked the trial be moved from Alexandria, Va., a Washington suburb, to Roanoke, Va. Manafort’s lawyers argued that Manafort has not had adequate time to prepare for the trial while he is incarcerated in Northern Neck Regional Jail because of the distance from his lawyers and his limited electronic and phone access.

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