Thread: Calling himself a "model witness," former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates wants to be rid of GPS monitoring and his curfew, and has asked the court to expand the geographical area he can travel within. documentcloud.org/documents/5000…
Gates said the stakes are high if he violates his cooperation agreement and urged the court to trust him because of that. He also says eliminating the GPS monitoring would facilitate healing in his household.
Gates says his meetings/cooperation with the special counsel were frequent & are ongoing as he continues to give info to the government. There are some notable passages in the 3-page motion: "Mr. Gates’ conduct in pleading guilty and fulfilling the terms of his cooperation...
...agreement are part of the process he willingly embarked on to effect a course change in his life. He understands that he will be sentenced by this Court, and he is committed to standing before this Court to receive that sentence."
He also describes the difficulty of meeting with team Mueller in the weeks before Paul Manafort's trial and having to testify against him: "That process was especially painful for Mr. Gates, and much of that pain was anticipated as he took the stand to testify. But that was...
...part of his bargain with the government, and he accepted the consequences." End.
