US President Donald Trump's former adviser Rick Gates pleads guiltyA former top adviser to President Donald Trump's election campaign pleaded guilty Friday to federal conspiracy and false-statements charges in the special counsel's Russia investigation. Screenshot Rick Gates' decision marks the fifth publicly known guilty plea in the probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin during the 2016 campaign. Gates' decision marks the fifth publicly known guilty plea in the special counsel probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin during the 2016 campaign. The charges to which Gates is pleading guilty don't involve any conduct connected to the Trump campaign. On Thursday night, Gates emailed a brief letter to friends and family, telling them of his decision to plead guilty, Republican lobbyist Jack Burkman said.

Source: Stuff February 23, 2018 20:06 UTC