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Rick Gates

Rick Gates at the Republican National Convention in 2016.
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PersonPrison & pardons9 relationships

Former Trump deputy campaign manager who pleaded guilty to conspiracy and false statements and received probation with intermittent confinement.

Relationship to TrumpTrump deputy campaign manager and inaugural committee deputy chairpolitical / 1 source

Status

  1. Convictedlegal / 2019-12-172 sources · Lead source

Exact relationships

  1. Donald J. Trump

    Relationship to TrumpTrump deputy campaign manager and inaugural committee deputy chair

    politicalOpen evidence · 1 sourcedocumented
  2. Donald J. Trump

    former Trump campaign official sentenced after guilty plea

    legalpoliticalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesconvicted
  3. Donald J. Trump

    former campaign official who pleaded guilty

    legalOpen evidence · 1 sourceconvicted
  4. Donald J. Trump

    former deputy campaign chairman

    politicalOpen evidence · 1 sourcedocumented
  5. Donald J. Trump

    former deputy campaign chairman

    politicalOpen evidence · 1 sourcedocumented
  6. Donald J. Trump

    former deputy campaign chairman

    politicalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented
  7. Donald J. Trump

    former deputy campaign chairman

    politicalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented
  8. Donald J. Trump

    former deputy campaign chairman

    politicalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented
  9. Colony NorthStar

    terminated consulting relationship

    businessOpen evidence · 1 sourcereported

Record timeline

  1. After a May 7 meeting, Manafort directs recurring internal-poll transfers to KilimnikTransfer established; downstream use of the polling not determinedformer deputy campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
  2. Colony NorthStar terminates Gates's consulting contract after his indictmentConsulting contract terminated; charges later resolved by guilty pleaformer deputy campaign chairman · terminated consulting relationship · documented · reported · 1 source
  3. Federal grand jury charges Gates with Manafort in foreign-lobbying and laundering caseCharges resolved by February 2018 guilty plea and later sentenceformer deputy campaign chairman · documented · 1 source
  4. Gates pleads guilty in federal courtPleaded guilty to conspiracy and false statements on February 23, 2018former campaign official who pleaded guilty · convicted · 1 source
  5. Gates testifies against Manafort and admits helping conceal foreign incomeTestimony contributed to Manafort verdict; Gates' own plea and cooperation completedformer deputy campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
  6. Gates testifies that Trump discussed WikiLeaks with Stone during the campaignStone proceeding credited the testimony; Trump submitted a contrary lack-of-recollection answerformer deputy campaign chairman · documented · 2 sources
  7. Gates receives probation and intermittent confinementSentence imposed; no present custody state assertedformer Trump campaign official sentenced after guilty plea · convicted · 2 sources
  8. Gates serves as Trump's deputy campaign managerFormer 2016 deputy campaign manager and inaugural committee deputy chairTrump deputy campaign manager and inaugural committee deputy chair · documented · 1 source