Rick Gates ready to accept plea deal Gates indicted for money laundering Work related to Ukrainian political party.
Former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates is reportedly preparing to accept a plea deal with the special counsel's office.
Gates has been in negotiations with Mueller's prosecutors for roughly a month, according to CNN. He was indicted in October along with his business partner, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
A White House official told CNN that there is little concern in the administration that a Gates plea deal will harm Trump.
Gates, 45, joined the Trump campaign in April 2016, at the same time as Manafort, his mentor.
There have been signs for weeks that Gates was working on a plea deal with Mueller's team.
In addition to the Gates and Manafort plea deals, former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos have pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Follow Chuck on Twitter.
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/15/former-trump-official-mueller-deal/
Former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates is reportedly preparing to accept a plea deal with the special counsel's office.
Gates has been in negotiations with Mueller's prosecutors for roughly a month, according to CNN. He was indicted in October along with his business partner, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
A White House official told CNN that there is little concern in the administration that a Gates plea deal will harm Trump.
Gates, 45, joined the Trump campaign in April 2016, at the same time as Manafort, his mentor.
There have been signs for weeks that Gates was working on a plea deal with Mueller's team.
In addition to the Gates and Manafort plea deals, former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos have pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Follow Chuck on Twitter.
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/15/former-trump-official-mueller-deal/
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