Witness For The Prosecution: How Rick Gates Went From Paul Manafort's Protg To His Greatest Nemesi
By Tierney Sneed | July 31, 2018 6:00 am
He’s been called Paul Manafort’s “right-hand-man,” his “protegé,” and even Manafort’s “rabbi.” Now Rick Gates — who, at one time, was also Manafort’s co-defendant — is expected to be the key witness against his old business partner and mentor in his trial on bank and tax fraud charges.
After a rocky road to cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, Gates is expected to provide critical testimony against Manafort, whose own attorney has called Gates the “heart” of the government’s case.
“He’s not Manafort’s brain, but he knows Manafort’s brain,” said Patrick Cotter, a former prosecutor, who worked on the conviction of John Gotti. “If anyone on earth knows Manafort’s brain and intentions it’s Rick Gates, and Rick Gates is going to get on the stand and say, ‘Let me tell ya. His intentions were to commit crimes.'”
Much of the evidence prosecutors are putting forward is what lawyers call a “document case,” i.e. the financial records showing where millions of dollars have traveled and whether or not those cash-flows were properly disclosed or subjected to taxes under federal law.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-rick-gates-went-from-manaforts-protege-to-his-enemy-on-the-witness-stand
Its show time .....................and then there is the DC court case this coming fall....................which will link the treason bull shit..........................
