Author Topic: Former Trump aide Rick Gates to plead guilty; agrees to testify against Manafort, sources say (LAT) (Read 853 times)

corbe · « **on:** February 18, 2018, 09:55:04 pm »

Former Trump aide Rick Gates to plead guilty; agrees to testify against Manafort, sources say

By David Willman

Feb 18, 2018 | 11:25 AM

A former top aide to Donald Trump's presidential campaign will plead guilty to fraud-related charges within days â€“ 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.

"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.

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http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-rick-gates-plea-deal-20180218-story.html

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2018, 10:21:25 pm »

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corbe · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2018, 10:37:31 pm »

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on February 18, 2018, 10:21:25 pm

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I have no idea what that means @Cyber Liberty So here's a Rabbit with a pancake on it's head.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2018, 10:41:21 pm »

Quote from: corbe on February 18, 2018, 10:37:31 pm

I have no idea what that means @Cyber Liberty So here's a Rabbit with a pancake on it's head.

She sends me. I want to have her baby.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:24:04 pm »

Trump aide Rick Gates to plead guilty to fraud charges and testify against Paul Manafort: report
by Robert King | Feb 18, 2018, 4:16 PM

Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates has agreed to plead guilty to fraud-related charges and will testify against former colleague and Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Gates was going to plead not guilty after being indicted in October alongside Manafort but now reportedly has reached a deal to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller, the Times reported.

Gates served as the deputy campaign manager for the Trump campaign.

Both were indicted for hiding millions in Ukraine-based payments from U.S. authorities.

more
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-aide-rick-gates-to-plead-guilty-to-fraud-charges-and-testify-against-paul-manafort-report/article/2649439

mystery-ak · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:24:50 pm »

Ha....figured he would rat Manafort out last week when he accepted a plea

MOD8 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:27:29 pm »

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Frank Cannon · « **Reply #7 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:34:16 pm »

Gates served as the deputy campaign manager for the Trump campaign. Both were indicted for hiding millions in Ukraine-based payments from U.S. authorities.....

....over a decade ago.

edpc · « **Reply #8 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:41:04 pm »

Mueller is also going after Manafort for further investigation into bank fraud. One of the properties he put up for his bail is in question and may alter the terms of his release before trial.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/17/mueller-team-alleges-manafort-bank-fraud-in-new-court-filings.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

Frank Cannon · « **Reply #9 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:45:29 pm »

Quote from: edpc on February 18, 2018, 11:41:04 pm

Mueller is also going after Manafort for further investigation into bank fraud. One of the properties he put up for his bail is in question and may alter the terms of his release before trial.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/17/mueller-team-alleges-manafort-bank-fraud-in-new-court-filings.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

WOW!!!! The smoking gun!!! Manafart lied on a documentation for a home loan!!!! This absolutely ties Donny to the Russians!!!!

edpc · « **Reply #10 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:56:08 pm »

Quote from: Frank Cannon on February 18, 2018, 11:45:29 pm

WOW!!!! The smoking gun!!! Manafart lied on a documentation for a home loan!!!! This absolutely ties Donny to the Russians!!!!

No doubt the strategy is putting Manafort back on the hot seat to make a deal after he didn't the first time. Additional charges and loss of freedom in the interim are decent leverage.

corbe · « **Reply #11 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:56:13 pm »

His daughters husband Jared scares the $hit out of me, said no one except me and AG Sessions.

Frank Cannon · « **Reply #12 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:58:59 pm »

Quote from: edpc on February 18, 2018, 11:56:08 pm

No doubt the strategy is putting Manafort back on the hot seat to make a deal after he didn't the first time. Additional charges and loss of freedom in the interim are decent leverage.

Leverage for what? There is nothing to leverage for.

edpc · « **Reply #13 on:** February 19, 2018, 12:43:22 am »

Quote from: Frank Cannon on February 18, 2018, 11:58:59 pm

Leverage for what? There is nothing to leverage for.

Manafort and his attorney know what the previous charges were, what they can fight them with, and decided it was worth it to get bail and challenge in court. The conditions for his bail was putting up $10M bond. He used three properties to do that. Mueller has gotten information, either through further investigation or cooperation with Gates that the property may have been purchased illegally. If one of them was secured through a fraudulent loan, Manafort knows that. He can either fight this in court or take a deal.

He's already said no once. This time, Mueller will only take a deal if he has something to give. Otherwise, Manafort faces additional charges.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #14 on:** February 19, 2018, 02:41:13 am »

So the argument is going to be Manafort turned a shady real Estate deal to make a $10 Million bail? This is worse prosecutorial abuse than any perjury trap we've seen yet. Mueller is nothing if not novel in his approach.

edpc · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2018, 02:46:00 am »

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on February 19, 2018, 02:41:13 am

So the argument is going to be Manafort turned a shady real Estate deal to make a $10 Million bail? This is worse prosecutorial abuse than any perjury trap we've seen yet. Mueller is nothing if not novel in his approach.

Mueller and Weissmann both are known for pushing legal and ethical boundaries in their pursuits.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2018, 02:57:53 am »

Quote from: edpc on February 19, 2018, 02:46:00 am

Mueller and Weissmann both are known for pushing legal and ethical boundaries in their pursuits.

I think you misspelled "breaking."

edpc · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2018, 06:11:24 pm »

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on February 19, 2018, 02:41:13 am

So the argument is going to be Manafort turned a shady real Estate deal to make a $10 Million bail? This is worse prosecutorial abuse than any perjury trap we've seen yet. Mueller is nothing if not novel in his approach.

Also, the charge is bank fraud. The maximum sentence is 30 years, so weâ€™re not talking about shoplifting. That is what Bernieâ€™s wife is under investigation for over the university loan.

aligncare · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2018, 06:32:53 pm »

Irregardless of which party is in the WH, we do this to ourselves every time. We saddle administrations in floating allegations and charges that take attention away from their job of governing.

We need to get rid of the special counsel statute. Why do we have a justice department if theyâ€™re just gonna farm out the work to a roving â€œanythingâ€™s fair gameâ€ prosecutor with no limits on their jurisdiction?

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2018, 06:34:38 pm »

Quote from: edpc on February 19, 2018, 06:11:24 pm

Also, the charge is bank fraud. The maximum sentence is 30 years, so weâ€™re not talking about shoplifting. That is what Bernieâ€™s wife is under investigation for over the university loan.

So Meuller doesn't need any evidence to make a case, he has a long sentence to threaten Manafort with.

skeeter · « **Reply #20 on:** February 19, 2018, 06:38:54 pm »

Quote from: aligncare on February 19, 2018, 06:32:53 pm

Irregardless of which party is in the WH, we do this to ourselves every time. We saddle administrations in floating allegations and charges that take attention away from their job of governing.

We need to get rid of the special counsel statute. Why do we have a justice department if theyâ€™re just gonna farm out the work to a roving â€œanythingâ€™s fair gameâ€ prosecutor with no limits on their jurisdiction?

Worse the special counsel statute appears to be just another political tool for one party to use against the other.

On one hand there's an open ended investigation, with virtually no evidence to justify it, going on; while on the other here's a case with mounting evidence that screams for one, and all we get are crickets.

edpc · « **Reply #21 on:** February 19, 2018, 07:06:40 pm »

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on February 19, 2018, 06:34:38 pm

So Meuller doesn't need any evidence to make a case, he has a long sentence to threaten Manafort with.

Given this new information coincides with the deal reached with Gates, it would seem he has evidence and corroborated it, somehow. Gates and Manafort were partners, so he would be in a position to know. They may even have used the same method and people to facilitate it. Mueller is not going to give him a deal, unless the information was solid.