The following article by Griffin Connolly was posted on the Roll Call website August 7, 2018:
Credibility of longtime deputy could be critical to prosecution
Day Six of the Paul Manafort trial is in the books.
It’s a day that featured testimony from just one witness, Rick Gates, Manafort’s longtime deputy, who finished his direct questioning from prosecutors and underwent a grueling cross-examination from lead defense attorney Kevin Downing.
Gates pleaded guilty in February to one count of conspiracy against the United States and one count of lying to an FBI agent in exchange for testifying against his former boss.