Exclusive: A top Trump campaign adviser close to plea deal with Mueller

[Julian Englis]

Source: CNN

Former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates is finalizing a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller's office, indicating he's poised to cooperate in the investigation, according to sources familiar with the case.

Gates has already spoken to Mueller's team about his case and has been in plea negotiations for about a month. He's had what criminal lawyers call a "Queen for a Day" interview, in which a defendant answers any questions from the prosecutors' team, including about his own case and other potential criminal activity he witnessed.

Gates' cooperation could be another building block for Mueller in a possible case against President Donald Trump or key members of his team.

Once a plea deal is in place, Gates would become the third known cooperator in Mueller's sprawling probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. It would also increase the pressure to cooperate on Gates' co-defendant Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman, who has pleaded not guilty to Mueller's indictment and is preparing for a trial on alleged financial crimes unrelated to the campaign. Gates pleaded not guilty on October 30 alongside Manafort.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/15/politics/rick-gates-plea-deal-mueller-russia-investigation/index.html

[Cha]

1. Rick Gates charged with a Money Laundering

conspiracy is now co-operating with Mueller for a Plea Deal!

Thanks, JE

[Hekate]

2. All the little birdies go tweet tweet tweet

Rockin' Robin

[sheshe2]

6. I Like!!!!

Tweetie Tweet~

[RandomAccess]

13. Did you say Rockin' Robin?

[Hekate]

19. LOLZ That's the very one that's been going through my head

Tweet tweet tweedly-deet
Go bird go!

[RandomAccess]

20. Love it

Always puts a smile on my face

[bucolic_frolic]

3. This one was slow in developing

First heard rumors of more indictments about 4-5 weeks ago

But every piece of the puzzle is welcome

[Fred Sanders]

16. Spiders caught in Mueller's Web have surrendered to the fact they can not escape.

It is not "flipping", it is purely self interest as it always is in turning state witness.

[MelissaB]

4. WooHoo!

Line 'em up, Muller. Just line 'em up.

[Downtown Hound]

5. You know that song Viva la Vida by Coldplay?

Can't help but think of this lyric and how it relates to Trump.

"One minute I held the key.
Next the walls closed in on me.
And I discovered that my castles stand
On pillars of salt and pillars of sand."

[Tommy_Carcetti]

15. I'm playing that song on repeat the day Trump is removed from office or resigns. nt

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. any law geek blogs on this?

It's a little frustrating reading the very brief summaries of court actions on CNN. Anybody know of a site that goes through the court docs related to Mueller's work?

[Me.]

9. Don't Know

but you might try John Dean's Findlaw

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. thanks

That has a little bit about the recent Pennsylvania redistricting case.

http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2018/02/pennsylvania-gop-loses-bid-to-overturn-redistricting-order.html

I'll keep looking.

[Me.]

8. Just Another Commie Lover Going Down

[mobeau69]

11. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RandomAccess]

12. Yay! YAY! Hooray! YeeHaw!!!

SUPER good news.

That means Manafort is either toast or will have to cooperate too.

And THAT means Mueller has or will have all the more on all the Trump Klan.

[Julian Englis]

14. Ted Lieu on reported deal

Link to tweet

[ffr]

18. That's a lot of people who feel they did something so illegal, they have to flip on others

that are even more criminal in their actions.

[ffr]

17. Don't worry Mr. tRump, it's fake news. Nothing to worry about. Go back to watching cartoons.