Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Manafort has been jailed since June 2018 following his conviction as part of the special counsel’s Russia investigation. But his lawyer says that Donald Trump’s onetime presidential campaign chairman has been released from federal prison to serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement due to concerns about the coronavirus. The Justice Department has been urged to release at-risk inmates before a potential outbreak in the system. But the 71-year-old Manafort didn’t meet qualifications set by the Bureau of Prisons, and the bureau isn’t answering questions about why Manafort was freed.