By Darren Samuelsohn
POLITICO
July 11, 2018
Paul Manafort has recently told people he’s being treated like a “VIP” at the Virginia prison where he’s been held since June 15.
The longtime GOP operative’s living arrangements, described in an eight-page motion filed Wednesday by Mueller’s prosecutors, also include “unique privileges” like a private, self-contained cell that’s bigger than what other inmates get, a private bathroom and shower, a personal telephone and daily access between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. to a workspace where Manafort can meet with his lawyers and prepare for his upcoming criminal trials.