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Theoretically. so this transfer is part of his prosecution for state crimes in new york? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. if you remember, back tamin mar manhattan district attorney pcy vance was very calculated when he handed down this indictment on 16 state charges including mortgage fraud against paul manafort. it happened skbrjust an hour af manafort learned his punishment for the federal crime. very timely in that sense. and cy vance sent a message saying, no one is above the law. really saying, you know, even if you are pardoned by the president, there really isn't anything the president...

The white house. the medium security facility can hold more than 1200 male inmates. with just over 2 houn housed in a minimum security area known as the camp where manafort would likely stay. the prison that looks more like a college campus or country club is famous for the celebrities that have done crime here. among them jack abramoff and web hubble. the secluded prison is surrounded by woodlands. no barbed wire. they could enroll in education and music and fill afternoons with dog walking or full time work. they have access to e-mail and unlimited phone calls. the topnotch facility at their...

Things. i was actually impressed he didn't say i think it was collusion for this reason. >> fox news will ask michael cohen to respond to the criminal referral when he leaves the security facility behind me. we're expecting the timing on that sometime in about 3 or 3 1/2 hours. we're on par with his other closed door testimony that ran into the 9, 10, 11 hour range, trace. >> trace: thanks, catherine. thank you. let's bring in michael rothfeld from the "wall street journal" and has covered cohen's testimony. he broke the testimony that cohen arranged deals with stormy daniels and karen mcdouga...

Up and the dope comes out. they take it off there and use it. but more than likely, chop it up and sell it, little piece by piece. his argument will be he didn't know it was coming in. because it's coming in off the streets. so that's all he has to say, i didn't know it was coming in. this is an actual address. we'll turn over to squad and let them know it tested positive and it's up to them to see what they want to do. >> acting on an inside tip about contraband continuing to come through the laundry facility on corcoran's "b" yard, sergeant lawton and the isu team launch a surprise search. >...

>> reporter: he says he has lost close to ten pounds because of the poor diet at the medium security facility. according to him, not only are his basic needs not met, he alleges the guards discriminate against the mostly latino detainees. [ speaking in foreign language ] while hector afterand a half gaits the daily challenges of life inside detention, on the outside, he has advocates. >> this is working in the trenches. >> reporter: dan werner is with the southern poverty law center and provides pro bono legal work but uphill battle. the approval rate of inmates are in question. unfortunately ...