Manafort: I Was Being Pressured to Admit Facts that Weren’t True; Solitary Confinement Is Inhumane

Hannity You mentioned the ░░░░░░░░ order Roger Stone similarly ░░░░░░░░ a gag order I ░░░░░░░░ we had something called ░░░░░░░░ First Amendment that allows ░░░░░░░░ to speak out but ░░░░░░░░ I must I must ░░░░░░░░ been to a bad ░░░░░░░░ school for 12 years ░░░░░░░░ that was taken away ░░░░░░░░ you Then they put ░░░░░░░░ in solitary confinement And ░░░░░░░░ don t know how ░░░░░░░░ you want to reveal ░░░░░░░░ before the book comes ░░░░░░░░ were there specific moments ░░░░░░░░ they were offering to ░░░░░░░░ you free if you ░░░░░░░░ certain things Manafort Well ░░░░░░░░ were moments and I ░░░░░░░░ talk about this in ░░░░░░░░ book when they were ░░░░░░░░ pressure on me to ░░░░░░░░ to facts that weren ░░░░░░░░ true and I ll ░░░░░░░░ about those facts and ░░░░░░░░ expectations and the quid ░░░░░░░░ quo that was understood ░░░░░░░░ that I would be ░░░░░░░░ in a very lenient ░░░░░░░░ They didn t understand ░░░░░░░░ there was no way ░░░░░░░░ was going to lie ░░░░░░░░ was no way that ░░░░░░░░ could force me into ░░░░░░░░ up the president you ░░░░░░░░ and I never felt ░░░░░░░░ talking to them because ░░░░░░░░ knew that as long ░░░░░░░░ I told the truth ░░░░░░░░ had nothing to fear ░░░░░░░░ I was wrong because ░░░░░░░░ telling the truth Hannity ░░░░░░░░ was the reason then ░░░░░░░░ was the reason for ░░░░░░░░ confinement My interpretation was ░░░░░░░░ were trying to break ░░░░░░░░ And I remember at ░░░░░░░░ time you were suffering ░░░░░░░░ some health issues as ░░░░░░░░ result of it Were ░░░░░░░░ afraid for your safety ░░░░░░░░ were the prisoners when ░░░░░░░░ finally got to see ░░░░░░░░ did they treat you ░░░░░░░░ were they nice to ░░░░░░░░ or were they a ░░░░░░░░ to you Manafort The ░░░░░░░░ were never an issue ░░░░░░░░ me The special prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ They are the ones ░░░░░░░░ put me into what ░░░░░░░░ view as harm s ░░░░░░░░ Solitary confinement is a ░░░░░░░░ thing Hannity Why solitary ░░░░░░░░ Well they said it ░░░░░░░░ to protect me But ░░░░░░░░ never believed that for ░░░░░░░░ minute It didn t ░░░░░░░░ me What did it ░░░░░░░░ it put me into ░░░░░░░░ situation I m in ░░░░░░░░ 8x10 room with no ░░░░░░░░ with no access to ░░░░░░░░ no access to outside ░░░░░░░░ limited ability to communicate ░░░░░░░░ my lawyers And I ░░░░░░░░ about that in the ░░░░░░░░ I talk about how ░░░░░░░░ know it s inhumane ░░░░░░░░ they call solitary confinement ░░░░░░░░ they even tried to ░░░░░░░░ me to go to ░░░░░░░░ Island and forced me ░░░░░░░░ be there in solitary ░░░░░░░░ fortunately thanks to the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice that didn ░░░░░░░░ happen because there was ░░░░░░░░ fear of issue of ░░░░░░░░ for me in that ░░░░░░░░ there.”