Paul Manafort asks to be released pending appeal

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is asking to be released pending his appeal. He is asking Judge Amy Berman Jackson to release from jail while he awaits his trial.The filing in D.C. Court of Appeals argues that his detention "gravely impairs" his ability to prepare for the defenses in his two trials. It also describes his detention at Northern Neck Regional Jail. "Mr. Manafort—a 69-year-old man facing criminal charges in two complex federal cases—is now being housed in so