Swordsmyth
02-01-2018, 11:12 PM
Three attorneys representing Rick Gates have filed a motion to immediately withdraw as council for the former Donald Trump campaign aide, leaving recently hired white-collar attorney Tom Green - senior counsel with the Sidley Austin law firm.
https://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/gatesattys.jpgRick Gates and attorney Shanlon Wu (center) | Chip Somodevilla/Getty
Three lawyers representing Trump associate Rick Gates in money-laundering case against him have asked to be dropped from the case. Meanwhile, Tom Green, a lawyer known for hammering out plea deals, stays on as counsel for Gates.
— Mike Levine (@MLevineReports) February 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/MLevineReports/status/959192704671453184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Green represented clients in the Watergate and Iran Contra scandals, and he has a long record of navigating complex white collar cases with legal and political elements. He most recently represented disgraced House Speaker Dennis Hastert. H/t @mattmosk (https://twitter.com/mattmosk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
— Mike Levine (@MLevineReports) February 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/MLevineReports/status/959195495225847809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Rick Gates' lawyers are asking to withdraw immediately, per new filing — reasons aren't given in the public filing, they say they're in an exhibit "which is the
subject of a motion to be filed under seal" pic.twitter.com/ap3ywROzFB (https://t.co/ap3ywROzFB)
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) February 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/959188522581274631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Green was quietly added to Gates' case last week, signaling a shift in strategy for the former Trump campaign aide who pleaded not guilty in October to eight counts of money laundering (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4163374-Manafort-Gates-Indictment-Special-Counsel.html) and failing to register foreign lobbying and other business.
Gates' longtime business partner, Paul Manafort, pleaded not guilty to nine counts in the same case. Manafort, Trump's short-lived campaign manager, was fired 48 hours after Donald Trump's first classified intelligence report which may have contained information regarding ongoing investigations.
More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-01/rick-gates-lawyers-suddenly-withdraw-leaving-watergate-attorney-known-plea-deals
https://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/gatesattys.jpgRick Gates and attorney Shanlon Wu (center) | Chip Somodevilla/Getty
Three lawyers representing Trump associate Rick Gates in money-laundering case against him have asked to be dropped from the case. Meanwhile, Tom Green, a lawyer known for hammering out plea deals, stays on as counsel for Gates.
— Mike Levine (@MLevineReports) February 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/MLevineReports/status/959192704671453184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Green represented clients in the Watergate and Iran Contra scandals, and he has a long record of navigating complex white collar cases with legal and political elements. He most recently represented disgraced House Speaker Dennis Hastert. H/t @mattmosk (https://twitter.com/mattmosk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
— Mike Levine (@MLevineReports) February 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/MLevineReports/status/959195495225847809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Rick Gates' lawyers are asking to withdraw immediately, per new filing — reasons aren't given in the public filing, they say they're in an exhibit "which is the
subject of a motion to be filed under seal" pic.twitter.com/ap3ywROzFB (https://t.co/ap3ywROzFB)
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) February 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/959188522581274631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Green was quietly added to Gates' case last week, signaling a shift in strategy for the former Trump campaign aide who pleaded not guilty in October to eight counts of money laundering (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4163374-Manafort-Gates-Indictment-Special-Counsel.html) and failing to register foreign lobbying and other business.
Gates' longtime business partner, Paul Manafort, pleaded not guilty to nine counts in the same case. Manafort, Trump's short-lived campaign manager, was fired 48 hours after Donald Trump's first classified intelligence report which may have contained information regarding ongoing investigations.
More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-01/rick-gates-lawyers-suddenly-withdraw-leaving-watergate-attorney-known-plea-deals