Paul Manafort is trying to get his trial delayed because, well, he’s probably in big trouble once he goes to trial. His argument for delaying the trial is that he hasn’t been given sufficient space and time and access to the essentials he needs to properly defend himself. Robert Mueller’s law team came into court and offered up a considerably different opinion on Manafort’s living conditions while he stays in a jail cell in Northern Neck, Virginia.
"Among the unique privileges Manafort enjoys at the jail are a private, self-contained living unit, which is larger than other inmates' units, his own bathroom and shower facility, his own personal telephone, and his own workspace to prepare for trial," a footnote in the filing reads. "Manafort is also not required to wear a prison uniform. On the monitored prison phone calls, Manafort has mentioned that he is being treated like a 'VIP.'"
One consistent quality that all of Trump’s “best” guys is that they have huge mouths that spew hot air that smells like cow pies. Unfortunately for Manafort and his team of maniacs, Judge T.S. Ellis called their bluff and said they would move Manafort to a jail closer to Washington, D.C. so he would be closer to his attorneys. His attorneys turned around and said, wait, no, forget about that—Manafort needed to stay in Northern Neck for his “safety.” Sorry, not sorry said Judge T.S. Ellis.
On Wednesday, Ellis denied Manafort’s request, and for the second time in as many days ordered him to be moved.
“It is surprising and confusing when the counsel identifies a problem and then opposes the most logical solution to that problem,” Ellis wrote Wednesday, adding, “Defense counsel has not identified any general or specific threat to defendant’s safety at the Alexandria Detention Center.” And, as pointed out in the comments below:
After Ellis' transfer order, Manafort's lawyers asked him to be allowed to stay in Warsaw, citing concerns about his safety. But Ellis brushed aside those worries in a new order, saying that officials at the federal lockup in Alexandria have experience handling inmates such as "foreign and domestic terrorists, spies and traitors."
Hehehehehehehe. Hahahahaha. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.