where he was being held in pennsylvania to new york, possibly rikers. now manhattan da said he never took a position on whether manafort should be at rikers. this federal prison in new york is the same facility where convicted drug cartel chief el chapo is being held. experts say while mcc is not rikers, it s no picnic for if 70-year-old manafort. it s small jail and it s cramped. i don t know that they have a wing for protective custody for individuals like paul manafort because we don t have a lot of prisoners like paul manafort. reporter: manafort is serving a seven and a half year sentence after being convicted on federal charges of bank fraud, tax fraud and lobbying violations. he s awaiting trial on several new york state charges including mortgage fraud. president trump can t pardon him on the state charges but could
remember, he escaped twice from maximum-security prison in mexico. he is now being held currently at the metropolitan correctional facility, a very ultra high security prison in a way known as shu which used the to hold mob bosses as well as associates to a osama bin laden, listen to what his public defenders had to say after the hearing. he is locked in a cell for 23 hours a day, only permitted out to speak to limited members of our office and one hour of exercise a day. it is extremely restrictive. we believe he should be allowed permission to eventually visit with his wife. he is due back in court and make. jon: bryan llenas and brooklyn for us, what a story. jenna: it seems every day we get another leak from a so-called insider and government. with revelations about the president s conversations with global leaders, perhaps his unorthodox diplomacy, why