Headline Roundup • August 7th, 2018
Paul Manafort's Former Business Partner Testifies that the Two Committed Tax and Bank Fraud
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Rick Gates, the ex-business partner of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, testified at Manafort's criminal trial on Monday that the two committed tax and bank fraud, admitting to stealing money from secret overseas bank accounts.
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Ex-Associate Richard Gates Says He Committed Crimes With Paul Manafort

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Paul Manafort’s longtime associate, Richard Gates, testified Monday at the criminal trial of the former Trump campaign chairman that the two men committed tax and bank fraud together.
Rick Gates Claims That He and Paul Manafort Are Tax-Evading, Money-Laundering Criminals
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As far back as last October, when the special counsel Robert Mueller indicted Paul Manafort and his protégé, Rick Gates, on charges of conspiracy to launder money and failure to disclose foreign bank accounts, it was clear that the two men were in serious trouble.
Rick Gates reminds Trump to shut up about Paul Manafort
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Rick Gates' testimony at the trial of former Trump campaign manager, Paul Manafort, on Monday offered new reasons for President Trump to stop publicly defending Manafort.
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