Washington (CNN) Former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates is finalizing a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller's office, indicating he's poised to cooperate in the investigation, according to sources familiar with the case. "There'd be no anxiety here" if Gates cooperated with Mueller in exchange for a plea deal, one White House official said. With his current set of eight charges, Gates could face 10 or more years in prison if found guilty. Green, who has known Mueller personally for years, is negotiating Gates' plea deal, according to people familiar with the case. They were also in charge during the Republican National Convention when a handful of Trump campaign associates met with the Russian ambassador, and when Trump campaign officials intervened to change language on the platform about the Ukraine crisis.

Source: CNN February 15, 2018 23:15 UTC