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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Manafort trial: Day 5: Gates is now on the witness stand
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/manafort-trial/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-08-06T19%3A04%3A04&utm_source=twCNNp&utm_term=image3 min ago
NOW: Rick Gates is on the stand
From CNN's Katelyn Polantz
Rick Gates who was Manafort's right-hand man in their multimillion-dollar political consulting business and was also a deputy campaign manager for Trump has taken the stand.
Gates is now telling the court about his admission that he committed crimes alongside Manafort, to which he pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the federal investigators.
Gates also spoke generally about how he worked for Manafort from 2006 until 2016.
"I believe Mr. Manafort viewed me as an employee of the firm," Gates said.
Even though he met Manafort more than two decades ago at a holiday party, they did not spend time together socially, he said.
Gates and Manafort have not yet made eye contact. Gates, in a yellow tie and navy suit, is clean-shaven for his first appearance in court since he pleaded guilty to charges in federal court in DC in February at that time, he had grown a beard.
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The Manafort trial: Day 5: Gates is now on the witness stand (Original Post)
iluvtennis
Aug 2018
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Wwcd
(6,288 posts)1. The extremely high profile of this case has to make for a tense vibe in that courtroom right now!
YIKES!!
"Gates and Manafort have not yet made eye contact."
😨
lamp_shade
(14,841 posts)2. Thanks for the link.
spinbaby
(15,090 posts)3. He admitted to stealing from Manafort
And every other crime he can think of.
UTUSN
(70,725 posts)4. Whew, I was sweating this case!1