Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20190618:21:51:00
An unusual intervention by the deputy attorney general is keeping former trump campaign chairman paul manafort out of a notorious new york jail. bryan todd is working the story. manafort was expected to be held at rikers island. >> he is. his attorneys were worried about that. now that are questions about whether the trump administration is applying pressure to give paul manafort preferable treatment. >> did you commit a crime? >> reporter: paul manafort seemed destined to be heading to one of america's most feared island lock ups known for its brutal conditions and basic cue sooi accusations ...