Transcript for Manafort sent to jail

Now though the politics and a stunning reversal of fortune for Paul man a fort the men who ran president Donald Trump's campaign. Four months is waking up in a jail this morning Matt Ford was carted off to jail on Friday to await trial among the charges that he faces. Money laundering and fraud are all allegations he denies this is all part of the Russian investigation. And ABC's chief law and justice correspondent Pierre Thomas is on the story force this morning here. Harland and good morning Carl met up what finds himself waking up in jail today. Likely to be there for weeks if not months before his trials even stopped. Carl metaphors facing jeering on the cruise would could be his last moments of freedom before his trial and and that's exactly. Federal judge Amy Berman Jackson revoked men afford to bail immediately sending him to jail. Already under house arrest with travel restrictions in connection with the money laundering and break fraud charges. The former toad campaign chairman was recently accused. Of obstruction of justice the special counsel claims in metaphors and a man the FBI says has ties to Russian intelligence. Contacted two witnesses and attempted to get them to lie. Expressing her frustration with the alleged conduct does Berman told metaphors. I have no appetite for this in the end can't turn a blind RI to these allegations. With that man a Ford was escorted out of the courts this is shocked wife and friends looked on a jarring moment. The US marshals later headed his belt tie and wallets to his wife. Well I'm friend Ed. He's lawyers quickly left the courthouse declining comment and no comment earlier that morning president trump aware would metaphor was facing sought to distance himself. Out of port has nothing to do with our campaign and he worked for me what threw a 49 days or something. A very short period it to us. But manna Ford was actually with the campaign 143. Days and played a key role in guarding the intended to trump to the convention. And Paul man a Ford has done an amazing job he's yourself twist. All manna from. By the afternoon it was clear the president to was caught off guard. Tweeting wow what a tough sentence for Paul man a fort till metaphor has not been convicted or sentenced. Didn't know man afford was the head of the mark very unclear. Metaphor is being housed in an environment that must seem a million miles from the high stakes political life he's led. And all the continues to apply the pressure as is investigation continues to intensify. Paula. There appeared thank you and leaves you have word from the regional jail that he is being held in VIP housing. At the edge out up here thanks again.

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