Trump says jailing of his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is 'very unfair' and asks, 'What about Comey and Crooked Hillary?'

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Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena, Sunday, July 17, 2016, in Cleveland.

• President Donald Trump called the jailing of his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort "very unfair" on Twitter.
• A federal judge revoked Manafort's bail and jailed him after prosecutors accused him of witness tampering.
• He faces over two dozen charges relating to bank fraud, tax evasion, and obstruction of justice.

President Donald Trump reacted to the Friday jailing of his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, calling it "unfair" in a tweet.

Manafort is a subject of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling and possible Trump campaign involvement in it, and is one of 19 people Mueller has indicted on criminal charges so far in his investigation.

"Wow, what a tough sentence for Paul Manafort, who has represented Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole and many other top political people and campaigns. Didn't know Manafort was the head of the Mob. What about Comey and Crooked Hillary and all of the others? Very unfair!" Trump said.

Manafort was not actually sentenced to a term in prison, but was jailed for violating the conditions of his bail. Manafort was out on supervised release after pleading not guilty to over two dozen charges including bank fraud, tax evasion, and obstruction of justice in November.

On June 5, he and his associate Konstantin Kilimnik were hit with additional criminal charges for witness tampering and conspiracy to tamper with witnesses after prosecutors in Manafort's case accused Manafort of using Kilimnik to try to influence witnesses set to testify in Manafort's case.

Manafort will now stay in custody pending his trial.