campaign chairman paul manafort to the notorious rikers island jail complex. that request being made by new york city prosecutors additive manafort s pending trial on state charges that include falsifying business records. he will instead be held in a federal lockup in manhattan. president trump gearing up for his big reelection launch tonight in orlando. he enters the 2020 race with a massive war chest and a sprawling network of volunteers at his disposal. former speaker of the house newt gingrich says there is reason some trump supporter s started lining up days in advance of tonight s rally. what it tells you is this is a president with a very intense relationship with his base. trump is unique, in that he was elected in the end by all the people who are mad at washington who wanted didn t mind weaknesses as long .