this state trial. his defense attorneys reached out to the federal prisons to try to make sure he wasn't transferred to a facility. obviously rikers being an infamous prison and a place not nearly as pleasant as a federal facility. the justice department then gets involved. they consult with the state prosecutors, and because the state prosecutors didn't object to transferring him, he now remains in federal custody. and that doesn't mean he won't be transferred at some point later on, but for now he's going to remain in manhattan in federal custody. >> so to be clear, laura, so our viewers are clear here this request came usually from the deputy attorney general, but the local prosecutors did not disagree with the request to keep him from rikers island, is that right? >> that's right. they disagree that the prosecution is political, it's something his defense attorneys have raised about why are you doing these state charges on the