By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) Paul Manafort, Donald Trumps onetime presidential campaign chairman who was convicted as part of the special counsels Russia investigation, has been released from federal prison to serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement due to concerns about the coronavirus, his lawyer said Wednesday. Manafort, 71, was let out Wednesday morning from FCI Loretto, a low-security prison in Pennsylvania, according to his attorney, Todd Blanche. Manafort, jailed since June 2018, had been serving more than seven years in prison following his conviction. His release comes as prison advocates and congressional leaders []
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