Rick Gates

WASHINGTON (AP) — George Papadopoulos, taken by surprise by FBI agents at an airport last summer, now tweets smiling beach selfies with a Mykonos hashtag. Rick Gates, for weeks on home confinement with electronic monitoring, gets rapid approval for a family vacation and shaves down his potential prison time. Michael Flynn, once the target of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top adviser to President Donald Trump’s campaign is expected to plead guilty in the special counsel’s Russia probe, a person familiar with the decision said Friday. The decision by Rick Gates could indicate he is planning to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The person said Gates, a longtime […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office says more than $6.7 million has been spent as part of his investigation into Russian election interference and possible coordination with associates of President Donald Trump. Of that price tag, only about $3.2 million was spent directly by the special counsel’s office. An additional $3.5 million was […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Monday that she was inclined to remove from house arrest two former aides to President Donald Trump’s campaign but would not do so until receiving more detailed financial information from them. Lawyers for Paul Manafort, who led Trump’s campaign for several months last year, and his business associate […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump dismissed George Papadopoulos as a “liar” and a mere campaign volunteer, but newly unsealed court papers outline the former adviser’s frequent contacts with senior officials and with foreign nationals who promised access to the highest levels of the Russian government. They also hint at more headaches for the White […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller has sent a warning to individuals in President Donald Trump’s orbit: If they lie about contacts between the president’s campaign and Russians, they’ll end up on the wrong end of federal criminal charges. With the disclosure of the first criminal cases in his investigation, Mueller also showed that […]

10/31/17- Just before Halloween Trump got the fright of his life when his campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates got indicted! Chris calls it a, “Nightmare On Trump Street!” Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Sign Up For Our Newsletter!

UPDATE: Paul Manafort and Rick Gates have been charged with conspiracy against the United States, money laundering, and other financial charges. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former business associate, Rick Gates, have been told to surrender to federal authorities Monday, according to reports and a person familiar with the […]

10/30/17- Robert Muller has made his indictments and Paul Manafort and Rick Gates are the first victims. Huggy Lowdown goes in on this momentous day! Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Sign Up For Our Newsletter!

Someone is getting arrested at the White House and Russ wants the scope. Radio talk show host and attorney Warren Ballentine give an inside look at the Russia investigation by Robert Muller. “These indictments are to get people to flip….The problem that Muller has is this, Trump has the power to pardon on a federal level,” […]