Manafort, 71, was released Wednesday morning from FCI Loretto, a low-security prison in Pennsylvania, according to his attorney Todd Blanche. As of Tuesday, 2,818 federal inmates and 262 BOP staff members had positive test results for COVID-19 at federal prisons across the country. Democratic Rep. Nanette D. Barragán of California questioned the fairness of the decision to release Manafort in a tweet on Wednesday. Lanny Davis, Cohen's lawyer, expressed his hope on Wednesday that his client could be released from a New York prison. Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who represented Daniels in lawsuits against Trump, was temporarily released from a New York jail in late April.

Source: CBC News May 13, 2020 15:09 UTC