Article snippet: Rick Gates, the indicted former Trump deputy campaign manager, was ordered by a Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday to explain why his appearance in an online fundraising video “to be shown to journalists and disseminated on social media” was not a violation of a gag order. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson gave Gates, who was charged in October with money laundering and crimes related to foreign lobbying registration violations, five days to show that "his reported personal participation in the creation of a fundraising video" did not violate her November order, according to the case docket. GOP lobbyist and conservative radio host Jack Burkman hosted the Dec. 19 Facebook Live forum for Gates, who appeared from his home in Richmond, according to the forum’s page. In the prerecorded video, which sources tell ABC News is authentic, a bearded Gates appears seated in front of a large, framed American flag. Looking straight into the camera, Gates thanks attendees “for your support and for your belief in my cause. By being here tonight, you are giving us the tools we will need to fight.” Gates, while acknowledging the gag order and saying he was “not able to talk specifically about the case,” added that those who give “are ensuring that supporters from across the United States hear our message and stand with us." Jackson, in her Nov. 8 gag order, instructed all parties “to refrain from making statements to the media or in public settings... Link to the full article to read more