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Rick Gates pleads guilty, will cooperate with Robert Mueller probe

By Kelly Cohen
Published February 23, 2018 8:04pm ET
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Rick Gates pleads guilty, will cooperate with Robert Mueller probe
Flanked by his counsel Tom Green in federal court in Washington, former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates (pictured above) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy against the U.S. and one count of making a false statement. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates pleaded guilty to two felony charges stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller’s wide-ranging Russia investigation.

Flanked by his counsel Tom Green in federal court in Washington, Gates pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy against the U.S. and one count of making a false statement.

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