4 00 a. M. Here on the u. S. East coast and the special counsel overseeing the russia investigation is continuing to pile on the pressure. On friday, Robert Mueller filed new charges against the chairman, Paul Manafort. A new indictment found he paid politicians to lobby in the United States on behalf of ukraine. That indictment came hours after manaforts longtime aide pleaded guilty to two charges and agreed to cooperate with the russia investigation. Sarah murray picks it up here. Reporter another guilty plea for special counsel, Robert Mueller. Former campaign adviser, rick gates pleading guilty to russian interference. Gates pleaded guilty in d. C. Court to conspiracy to defraud the u. S. Telling friends and family in a letter, the last several months have been excruciating. Gates is cooperating with the special counsel, the third trump associate to cooperate with the mueller investigation. The decision to flip on his longtime business partner, Paul Manafort, ramps up the pressure