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- 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 to money laundering, tax fraud, conspiracy against the US, and failure to register as foreign agents.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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