Paul Manafort trial day 6: Rick Gates admits to an extramarital affair, and Manafort's lawyers try to cast a political shadow over the trial - Creak News

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Paul Manafort trial day 6: Rick Gates admits to an extramarital affair, and Manafort's lawyers try to cast a political shadow over the trial

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  • Rick Gates, Paul Manafort's former right-hand man, testified Tuesday that he cheated Manafort out of millions of dollars to finance an extramarital affair a decade ago.
  • Gates also testified to several other exchanges with Manafort that appeared to show the two men conspiring to commit bank and tax fraud at Manafort's direction.
  • The central facet of Manafort's defense is to throw a wrench through Gates' credibility.
  • Manafort's lawyers also sought to cast a political shadow over Tuesday's proceedings when they questioned Gates about what the special counsel Robert Mueller had asked him about his work on President Donald Trump's campaign.
  • "If they fight this battle on just the facts, it's a tough case," said one DOJ veteran.
  • "If you're a defense lawyer, you want to talk about anything other than the facts here," they added. "So if you can taint the investigation as political in nature or a witch hunt, especially now, your hope is that it'll resonate with at least one juror and get your client off the hook."

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Rick Gates, Paul Manafort’s former right-hand man, admitted Tuesday that he cheated Manafort out of millions of dollars to fund an extramarital affair.

Gates’ admission came Tuesday as he was testifying against Manafort in a high-stakes criminal trial, in which prosecutors have charged Manafort with over a dozen counts related to tax fraud, bank fraud, and a failure to report foreign bank accounts.

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