Rick Gates: I committed bank and tax fraud at Paul Manafort’s direction

Rick Gates was on the witness stand today in the trial of Paul Manafort, he confirmed that he committed crimes with Manafort, and embezzled “hundreds of thousands” of dollars.

“Did you commit crimes with Mr. Manafort?” the prosecutor asked.

“Yes,” Gates responded.

Gates, who is a former business partner of Manafort, testified that he joined Donald Trump’s former campaign manager in committing bank fraud and tax crimes.

He’s expected to detail the crimes he committed with Manafort as the trial resumes tomorrow.

BREAKING: Rick Gates in trial:
Prosecutor: "Were you involved in any criminal activity with Mr. Manafort?"
Gates: "Yes.”
Prosecutor: "Did you commit any crimes with Mr. Manafort?"
Gates: "Yes."

— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) August 6, 2018

I have seen some cold stares in my life but watching Paul Manafort stare down his former deputy, arms crossed, as Rick Gates recounted the long list of his alleged crimes was remarkable. #ManafortTrial

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 6, 2018

Manafort Trial, Week One – https://t.co/ePLfJK5NCp pic.twitter.com/iKX0ihZ9lS

— Arthur Lien (@Courtartist) August 4, 2018

Per @KenDilanianNBC: Prosecutors say the $10M Manafort received from Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska was a PAYMENT not a LOAN.

Which is what I've been saying for over a year now: Money launderers frequently will disguise payments as loans.#Maddow https://t.co/bZ1HludkVh

— Polly Sigh (@dcpoll) August 6, 2018

In court now:

Prosecutor on Mueller’s team asks Rick Gates if he committed crimes with Paul Manafort.

“Yes,” Gates says.

First time a senior Trump campaign official has confessed to a crime on the stand.

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) August 6, 2018

Watching Gates, perhaps Manafort now realizes the legal benefit of agreeing to testify against your boss. https://t.co/bVtFQd0S3j

— David Jolly (@DavidJollyFL) August 6, 2018

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