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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInteresting tidbit: Gates had a public defender
Between Manafort and Gates who do you think is most likely to flip.
Better hurry Rick.
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Interesting tidbit: Gates had a public defender (Original Post)
grantcart
Oct 2017
OP
Public defender, huh? Guess Manafort just used him as a flunky and didn't share the millions...
brush
Oct 2017
#9
Gates and lawyer didn't get a heads up in time for lawyer to make an appearance
Crabby Appleton
Oct 2017
#12
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)1. Gates will already have folded.
Kaleva
(36,354 posts)2. Gates apparently can't afford high priced lawyers so he may plea bargain
brush
(53,876 posts)9. Public defender, huh? Guess Manafort just used him as a flunky and didn't share the millions...
with his "partner".
Gates will flip.
VermontKevin
(1,473 posts)10. He gets the federal public defender, and they are excellent.
oasis
(49,410 posts)3. Gates is hoping for red state Deplorable dollars to come rolling in. nt
Kaleva
(36,354 posts)4. Being a relative unkown, he may have trouble raising money
oasis
(49,410 posts)7. He better start "singing" before it's too late. nt
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)5. Where is his share of the $75 million?
grantcart
(53,061 posts)6. He only got $ 3 million. It might be in real estate.
dpd3672
(82 posts)8. At this stage, you really don't need an expensive attorney.
He turned himself in and was released on bond. There's not much return on investment paying a big ticket lawyer.
Down the road, maybe, but today was just a formality. I'm not even sure if the right to an attorney attaches until after he's formally charged and bail is set.
trof
(54,256 posts)11. Where did you learn that?
Crabby Appleton
(5,231 posts)12. Gates and lawyer didn't get a heads up in time for lawyer to make an appearance
the public defender filled in to make the not guilty plea.