Article snippet: Former Trump campaign adviser Richard Gates pleaded guilty Friday afternoon as part of a deal with special counsel MORE in his investigation into Russian interference in the election. Gates pleaded guilty to two charges brought against him by Mueller’s team in federal court in Washington, D.C.: one count of conspiracy against the United States and one count of making a false statement to the FBI agents investigating Russian interference. As part of the plea deal, Gates has agreed to cooperate “fully, truthfully, completely, and forthrightly” with the special counsel’s office as well as other law enforcement officials, according to court documents. He is required to turn over relevant documents, go to meeting when requested and testify when requested both before and after he is sentenced. By agreeing to "fully cooperate," additional criminal charges will not be brought against him. According to the criminal information filed by Mueller on Friday shortly before Gates pleaded guilty, Gates lied to federal investigators about a March 2013 meeting during which former Trump campaign chairman MORE (R-Calif.), and an unnamed lobbyist discussed Ukraine. Mueller filed the criminal information one day after he unveiled a new superseding indictment charging Gates and Manafort with a slew of financial-related crimes stemming from their work for pro-Russian political forces in Ukraine over the past decade. The alleged crimes are unrelated to the work Manafort and Gates did f... Link to the full article to read more