Special counsel Robert Mueller and attorneys for former Trump campaign aide Richard Gates on Friday asked a federal judge to further postpone his sentencing on account of cooperation in “several ongoing investigations.”
Lawyers on both sides asked a federal judge in a joint filing to push back the sentencing date, citing Gates’s ongoing assistance in several unnamed probes, adding more mystery to the questions of what information Gates is providing to federal investigators.
Gates, who was Paul Manafort’s ex-business partner and President Trump’s former deputy campaign chairman, has been cooperating with Mueller’s probe for more than a year. However, it remains unclear what other investigations he may be assisting in.
Gates was indicted alongside Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman, in October 2017 on charges stemming from their lobbying work for pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine.
He pleaded guilty in February 2018 to a conspiracy charge and to making false statements to the FBI and the special counsel’s office as part of a deal to cooperate in Mueller’s investigation.
Last year, Gates testified against Manafort during the former Trump campaign chairman’s criminal trial in Virginia. A federal jury later convicted Manafort on eight counts of bank and tax fraud and hiding a foreign bank account.
Gates is viewed as a potentially significant witness as Mueller investigates Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Moscow. During the 2016 campaign, Gates was Manafort’s deputy and then worked on the Trump transition team.
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Former Trump campaign aide still cooperating on "several" ongoing probes, Mueller says https://t.co/CnJ7IqUYBF pic.twitter.com/8EFxnITus6
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