matt
(Matt Kiser)
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20. Rick Gates (Former Trump Advisor) - Resigned
20.1. Relationship with Trump
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9/1/2016 – Gates worked with the Trump campaign and was meant to be a “liaison between RNC and Trump campaign” Source
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3/22/2017 - Manafort is gone, but his business associate remains a key part of Trump’s operation. Source
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3/23/2017 - Gates was removed from position at non-profit supporting Trump due to his relationship with Manafort. Source
20.2. Relationship with Russia
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4/20/2016 - Rick Gates, who was identified as an agent of a Ukrainian oligarch in a 2011 racketeering lawsuit that also named Manafort Source
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8/18/2016 - Worked with Paul Manafort’s Pro-Russian Ukrainian lobbying firm. Source