SCO has filed motion opposing effort to get Manafort's trial delayed. Says Manafort has a personal laptop and phone in jail, doesn't have to wear uniform, has his own bathroom, shower and workroom access and has told people he *is* treated like a "VIP."
Per special counsel, just days before asking for a continuance Manafort told someone, “I’ve gone through
all the discovery now.” Also said he is able to visit with his lawyers every day,
and that he has “all my files like I would at home.”
all the discovery now.” Also said he is able to visit with his lawyers every day,
and that he has “all my files like I would at home.”
There's a lot in this filing. Manafort is sending emails. He told someone on the phone why he wanted the D.C. trial first: “think about how it’ll play elsewhere….There is a strategy to it,
even in failure, but there’s a hope in it."
even in failure, but there’s a hope in it."
But Judge Ellis has just ordered Manafort to Alexandria jail; it's unclear what privileges he will have there
