Ol slick Rick got a family to protect.
Manafort is about to get rolled on!
Trump is fucked.
Money laundering will be the case!
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-rick-gates-plea-deal-20180218-story.html
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Breaking News: Rick Gates pleads guilty to charges!
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Ol slick Rick got a family to protect.
Manafort is about to get rolled on!
Trump is fucked.
Money laundering will be the case!
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-rick-gates-plea-deal-20180218-story.html
Burn the entire shit down to the ground!
What's this from?Burn the entire shit down to the ground!
He Is as Well as Ryan and Sessions.....Damn Near the Whole Line of Succession Save For Mattis (got put on so late) Is Going Down
Former Trump aide Rick Gates to plead guilty; agrees to testify against Manafort, sources say
By DAVID WILLMAN
FEB 18, 2018 | 11:25 AM
| WASHINGTON
Rick Gates departs U.S. District Court on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, in Washington. (Alex Brandon / AP)
A former top aide to Donald Trump's presidential campaign will plead guilty to fraud-related charges within days – and has made clear to prosecutors that he would testify against Paul J. Manafort Jr., the lawyer-lobbyist who once managed the campaign.
The change of heart by Trump's former deputy campaign manager, Richard W. Gates III, who had pleaded not guilty after being indicted in October on charges similar to Manafort's, was described in interviews by people familiar with the case.
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"Rick Gates is going to change his plea to guilty,'' said a person with direct knowledge of the new developments, adding that the revised plea will be presented in federal court in Washington "within the next few days.''
That individual and others who discussed the matter spoke on condition of anonymity, citing a judge's gag order restricting comments about the case to the news media or public.
Gates' defense lawyer, Thomas C. Green, did not respond to messages left by phone and email. Peter Carr, a spokesman for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, declined on Saturday to comment.
Mueller is heading the prosecutions of Gates and Manafort as part of the wide-ranging investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether Trump or his aides committed crimes before, during or since the campaign.
The imminent change of Gates' plea follows negotiations over the last several weeks between Green and two of Mueller's prosecutors – senior assistant special counsels Andrew Weissmann and Greg D. Andres.
According to a person familiar with those talks, Gates, a longtime political consultant, can expect "a substantial reduction in his sentence'' if he fully cooperates with the investigation. He said that Gates is apt to serve about 18 months in prison.
The delicate terms reached by the opposing lawyers, he said, will not be specified in writing: Gates "understands that the government may move to reduce his sentence if he substantially cooperates – but it won't be spelled out.''
One of the final discussion points has centered on exactly how much cash or other valuables – derived from Gates' allegedly illegal activity – that the government will require him to forfeit as part of the guilty plea.
Gates, 45, who is married with four children, does not appear to be well positioned financially to sustain a high-powered legal defense.
"He can't afford to pay it,'' said one lawyer who is involved with the investigation. "If you go to trial on this, that's $1 million to $1.5 million. Maybe more, if you need experts'' to appear as witnesses.
The Oct. 27 indictment showed that prosecutors had amassed substantial documentation to buttress their charges that both Manafort and Gates – who were colleagues in political consulting for about a decade – had engaged in a complex series of allegedly illegal transactions rooted in Ukraine. The indictment alleged that both men, who for years were unregistered agents of the Ukraine government, hid millions of dollars of Ukraine-based payments from U.S. authorities.
According to the indictment, Gates and Manafort "laundered the money through scores of United States and foreign corporations, partnerships and bank accounts'' and took steps to evade related U.S. taxes.
If Manafort maintains his not-guilty plea and fights the charges at a trial, the testimony from Gates could provide Mueller's team with first-person descriptions of much of the allegedly illegal conduct. Gates' testimony, said a person familiar with the pending guilty plea, would place a "cherry on top'' of the government's already-formidable case against Manafort.
The same individual said he did not believe Gates has information to offer Mueller's team that would "turn the screws on Trump.'' The president has repeatedly called the special counsel's investigation a "witch hunt.''
Gates joined Trump's presidential campaign in June 2016, when the candidate hired Manafort as its chairman. At the Republican National Convention the next month, Gates directly handled the campaign's operations as Manafort's top aide.
Perhaps the most controversial step taken by Trump's campaign at the convention concerned how the U.S. should deal with the tense relations between Russia and Ukraine, which repudiated Moscow in a 2014 revolt.
When a delegate proposed that the Republican platform call for "providing lethal defensive weapons'' to Ukraine's military in its struggle against Russian-backed armed forces, the Trump campaign defeated the effort. Instead of U.S. weaponry, the convention platform committee accepted the campaign's substitute language, which offered Ukraine "appropriate assistance.''
In mid-August 2016, Trump fired Manafort following reports of possibly improper payments he had received from a pro-Russia political party aligned with his longtime client, Viktor Yanukovych, who was Ukraine's prime minister from 2010 to 2014.
Gates, however, remained with the Trump campaign through the election, serving as a liaison to the Republican National Committee. He also assisted Trump's inaugural committee.
david.willman@latimes.com
By DAVID WILLMAN
FEB 18, 2018 | 11:25 AM
| WASHINGTON
Rick Gates departs U.S. District Court on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, in Washington. (Alex Brandon / AP)
A former top aide to Donald Trump's presidential campaign will plead guilty to fraud-related charges within days – and has made clear to prosecutors that he would testify against Paul J. Manafort Jr., the lawyer-lobbyist who once managed the campaign.
The change of heart by Trump's former deputy campaign manager, Richard W. Gates III, who had pleaded not guilty after being indicted in October on charges similar to Manafort's, was described in interviews by people familiar with the case.
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"Rick Gates is going to change his plea to guilty,'' said a person with direct knowledge of the new developments, adding that the revised plea will be presented in federal court in Washington "within the next few days.''
That individual and others who discussed the matter spoke on condition of anonymity, citing a judge's gag order restricting comments about the case to the news media or public.
Gates' defense lawyer, Thomas C. Green, did not respond to messages left by phone and email. Peter Carr, a spokesman for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, declined on Saturday to comment.
Mueller is heading the prosecutions of Gates and Manafort as part of the wide-ranging investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether Trump or his aides committed crimes before, during or since the campaign.
The imminent change of Gates' plea follows negotiations over the last several weeks between Green and two of Mueller's prosecutors – senior assistant special counsels Andrew Weissmann and Greg D. Andres.
According to a person familiar with those talks, Gates, a longtime political consultant, can expect "a substantial reduction in his sentence'' if he fully cooperates with the investigation. He said that Gates is apt to serve about 18 months in prison.
The delicate terms reached by the opposing lawyers, he said, will not be specified in writing: Gates "understands that the government may move to reduce his sentence if he substantially cooperates – but it won't be spelled out.''
One of the final discussion points has centered on exactly how much cash or other valuables – derived from Gates' allegedly illegal activity – that the government will require him to forfeit as part of the guilty plea.
Gates, 45, who is married with four children, does not appear to be well positioned financially to sustain a high-powered legal defense.
"He can't afford to pay it,'' said one lawyer who is involved with the investigation. "If you go to trial on this, that's $1 million to $1.5 million. Maybe more, if you need experts'' to appear as witnesses.
The Oct. 27 indictment showed that prosecutors had amassed substantial documentation to buttress their charges that both Manafort and Gates – who were colleagues in political consulting for about a decade – had engaged in a complex series of allegedly illegal transactions rooted in Ukraine. The indictment alleged that both men, who for years were unregistered agents of the Ukraine government, hid millions of dollars of Ukraine-based payments from U.S. authorities.
According to the indictment, Gates and Manafort "laundered the money through scores of United States and foreign corporations, partnerships and bank accounts'' and took steps to evade related U.S. taxes.
If Manafort maintains his not-guilty plea and fights the charges at a trial, the testimony from Gates could provide Mueller's team with first-person descriptions of much of the allegedly illegal conduct. Gates' testimony, said a person familiar with the pending guilty plea, would place a "cherry on top'' of the government's already-formidable case against Manafort.
The same individual said he did not believe Gates has information to offer Mueller's team that would "turn the screws on Trump.'' The president has repeatedly called the special counsel's investigation a "witch hunt.''
Gates joined Trump's presidential campaign in June 2016, when the candidate hired Manafort as its chairman. At the Republican National Convention the next month, Gates directly handled the campaign's operations as Manafort's top aide.
Perhaps the most controversial step taken by Trump's campaign at the convention concerned how the U.S. should deal with the tense relations between Russia and Ukraine, which repudiated Moscow in a 2014 revolt.
When a delegate proposed that the Republican platform call for "providing lethal defensive weapons'' to Ukraine's military in its struggle against Russian-backed armed forces, the Trump campaign defeated the effort. Instead of U.S. weaponry, the convention platform committee accepted the campaign's substitute language, which offered Ukraine "appropriate assistance.''
In mid-August 2016, Trump fired Manafort following reports of possibly improper payments he had received from a pro-Russia political party aligned with his longtime client, Viktor Yanukovych, who was Ukraine's prime minister from 2010 to 2014.
Gates, however, remained with the Trump campaign through the election, serving as a liaison to the Republican National Committee. He also assisted Trump's inaugural committee.
david.willman@latimes.com
This is still a slow boil but the dish served will be quite delicious.
Exactly. No way they all aren't lying about this shit. Trump took an entire generation of crackers down with him. They all knew Flynn was compromised. They all lied about why Comey was fired. They all lied about not having contact with any russians. Those motherfuckers are passengers in the stolen car with the gun under the seat.
That’s a very colorful way you have put it sirExactly. No way they all aren't lying about this shit. Trump took an entire generation of crackers down with him. They all knew Flynn was compromised. They all lied about why Comey was fired. They all lied about not having contact with any russians. Those motherfuckers are passengers in the stolen car with the gun under the seat.
#Pweeting
For a witchhunt... there are alot of mutherfuckers pleading guilty.
Yep... Pence nose isnt clean either, and whoever is left is gonna be controlled because the GOP bitchasses will be in damage control
My lawyer brain is telling me that the Feds really need Manufort to snitch to link some of the dots in the trump camp.
So you leak the Gates deal and the intended Testimony to try to convince Manufort to Testify against the Administration.
So you leak the Gates deal and the intended Testimony to try to convince Manufort to Testify against the Administration.
Yep... Pence nose isnt clean either, and whoever is left is gonna be controlled because the GOP bitchasses will be in damage control
That damage control is going to be one hell of a task.
Easily. Manafort is connected to the russian oligarch that bought trumps florida mansion for 100 million just to tear it down. Manafort laundered money for him. Gates is Manaforts Stringer Bell. No way they dont get Trump on this shit.
See this is why I couldn’t be his lawyer even if he paid me upfront
Fools are gonna have to try. They are already losing local and state elections in areas they historically control
His tweets age like bananas and white women.
Fools are gonna have to try. They are already losing local and state elections in areas they historically control
And time is nearing for mid terms.
Repubs are taking an L in NC this year, especially with the new districting in play.
I'm trying to find the interview where he discussed on camera meeting russian oligarchs and bankers. Then mentioned he couldn't really say much about it. It was around when he had the pageant in russia. He straight up mentioned it he'd met with all the people he is saying he never met.
Yessir! They got arrogant and put a buffoon in office... Hell, Trump may turn snitch at some point. No way this doesnt go higher than him. Hes just a figure head and mouth piece IMO...
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