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A former top Trump campaign aide has reportedly agreed to plead guilty, testify against Paul Manafort

Published by Business Insider on Mon, 19 Feb 2018


Former Trump campaign top aide Rick Gates agreed to plead guilty to fraud-related charges in Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference.Gates agreed to testify against former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.The pair were both indicted on fraud-related charges in October.A former top aide to Donald Trump's presidential campaign has agreed to plead guilty to fraud-related charges and will testify against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, The Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday.Rick Gates' decision to plead guilty is a reversal for the former Trump deputy campaign manager, who initially pleaded not guilty in October after being indicted on charges similar to the ones Manafort is facing. The pair were charged with 12 counts related tomoney laundering, tax fraud, conspiracy against the US, and failure to register as foreign agents.CNN reported last week that Gates was negotiating a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller, who is heading the investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. By cooperating with Mueller, Gates can expect "a substantial reduction in his sentence," The Times reported, adding that a prison of term of 18 months is likely.The revised plea deal will be presented in federal court "within the next few days," according to The Times.By pleading guilty, Gates joins two other Trump associates former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former campaign foreign-policy adviser George Papadopoulosin cooperating with Mueller. Both Flynn and Papadopoulos pleadedguilty last year to lying to the FBI.Sunday's report could put pressure on Manafort to reverse his not-guilty plea. As Trump's deputy campaign manager, Gates would have knowledge of much of the allegedly illegal conduct Manafort engaged in during the campaign, and his testimony could bolster the government's case against Manafort.SEE ALSO:Rick Gates is set to finalize a plea deal with Mueller and become the third cooperating witness in the Russia probeJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: How to make America great ' according to one of the three cofounders of Black Lives Matter
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