Lawyers representing Rick Gates withdraw from Russia case

Rick Gates.
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On Thursday, three attorneys representing Rick Gates, one of President Trump's campaign aides, announced they are immediately withdrawing as his counsel.

In a two-page motion, lawyers Shanlon Wu, Walter Mack, and Annemarie McAvoy said they will reveal in documents filed under seal with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia why they are no longer representing Gates. "The document speaks for itself," McAvoy told Politico. Along with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Gates has been indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on money laundering and other charges, and pleaded not guilty in October. It's likely his criminal trial won't start until September at the earliest.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.