Paul Manafort Wants to Spend Christmas in the Hamptons
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Paul Manafort would like to spend the Christmas holiday at his estate in Bridgehampton, New York, according to a document filed by his legal team on Monday.
“The Manafort family has celebrated this religious holiday together for many years despite the significant physical distances between them,” the filing stated. “More recently, the family has sought to gather in New York because of the advanced age and physical impairments of certain close family members.” Manafort also requested “permission to travel freely” between his home and that of his in-laws in the neighboring town of East Hampton. The filing argued that the family would not be able to gather for the holidays in Manafort’s Virginia condominium, where he is currently under house arrest.