Rick Gates sentenced to 45 days in jail after Mueller cooperation
Posted on AllSides December 17th, 2019
From The Left
Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates was sentenced to 45 days in jail — to be served on weekends — on Tuesday in a Washington, D.C. federal court.
Why it matters: His sentencing wraps up one of the final outstanding portions of former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, which Gates cooperated with extensively.
Gates also received three years of probation and 300 hours of community service. He'll also have to pay a $20,000 fine.
Lawyers for the federal government also said during the hearing that Gates had agreed to...
