Multiple counts including conspiracy, Money Laundering and acting as an unregistered foreign agent. After prosecutors hit him with another round of felony charges for a total of 31, rick gates flipped. He pleaded guilty to two charges while agreeing to cooperate and provide information to Robert Muellers team. This was a Pivotal Moment in the special counsel investigation. Rick gates who knew so much about the inner workings at the very highest levels of the Trump Campaign was now willing to spill secrets to Robert Muellers team. Cooperation agreement he just signed is probably a nightmare scenario for a number of other people. Rick gates has been potentially witness to much more than manafort saw. Rick gates becoming a cooperating witness is a big leap forward into how much of a window the Mueller Investigation is going to have in all different phases of the trump candidacy and presidency. That was february 2018. Rick gates pleading guilty and agreeing to cooperate with mueller and pr