Prosecutors support probation for ex-Trump campaign official Rick Gates, who helped Mueller probe
- Federal prosecutors backed a bid for former Trump campaign official Rick Gates to receive next week a sentence of probation for his crimes, citing his “extraordinary assistance” cases that led to convictions of other associates of President Donald Trump.
- Prosecutors noted that Gates, who is due to be sentenced Dec. 17, continued to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller and investigators even after receiving “pressure not to cooperate ... including assurances of monetary assistance.”
- As part of his guilty plea, he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, who lodged criminal charges against Manafort, Trump’s long-time friend Roger Stone and Washington lawyer Greg Craig.
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday backed a bid for former senior Trump campaign official Rick Gates to receive a sentence of probation for his crimes, citing his “extraordinary assistance” cases that led to convictions of other associates of President Donald Trump.
Prosecutors said they will not oppose Gates’ request for a non-prison sentence as long as the former Republican consultant and lobbyist continues to help them with investigations, according to a filing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
Prosecutors noted that Gates,
who is due to be sentenced Dec. 17, continued to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller and investigators even after receiving “pressure not to cooperate ... including assurances of monetary assistance.”
They did not detail who made those “assurances” of monentary help to Gates.
Gates is a former business partner of Paul Manafort, who served for several months as chief of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Gates served on that campaign as well, and on Trump’s inaugural committee.
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Rick Gates is a former business partner of Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chief at whose trial Gates testified for prosecutors from special counsel Robert Mueller's office.
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