Headline Roundup • February 24th, 2018
Gates Pleads Guilty
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Richard Gates, former Trump campaign adviser and longtime junior business partner of Paul Manafort pleaded guilty Friday afternoon as part of a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation into Russian interference in the election. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy against the United States and one count of making a false statement to the FBI agents investigating Russian interference and has agreed to cooperate fully with the special counsel's office.
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