Rick Gates
It was reported that Rick Gates could be negotiating with Robert Mueller. Gates was a former campaign aide to Donald Trump.
It was reported that he had added lawyer Tom Green to his defense team. Gates was charged along with Paul Manafort of fraud. Both men pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Speculation was high that he may have changed his plea and was working out some sort of deal with Mueller.
Gates’ lawyer Walter Mack discussed timelines with the Judge dealing with the matter. He said “we are the least prepared of anyone here and we want to do a good job and we need that time to be able to do it.”
Carol Bruce, a DC white-collar lawyer believed Gates adding Green to his defense was necessary.
She said “if I were in trouble, I’d call out to somebody like Tom.”
None of the men commented about the reports and no comments were received from Mueller’s office either.
The belief was that all of this was an indication that Trump could face some level of questioning and no one was taking the fall for him.
Until such a meeting took place it was all speculation.
