It is highly unusual for the Deputy Attorney General to personally intervene on behalf of a federal inmate. Congress should conduct oversight to learn how the request by Manafort's attorneys to the warden of a federal prison came to the attention of the Deputy Attorney General.

It is highly unusual for the Deputy Attorney General to personally intervene on behalf of a federal inmate. Congress should conduct oversight to learn how the request by Manafort's attorneys to the warden of a federal prison came to the attention of the Deputy Attorney General. https://t.co/hTUCArQKwQ

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) June 18, 2019