The guilty plea by former adviser George Papadopoulos marked the first criminal case that cites interactions between Trump campaign associates and Russian intermediaries during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump’s tweet: “Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign. Gates, who also worked for the Trump campaign, faces up to 70 years. If convicted at trial, the law gives federal judges wide latitude in imposing prison sentences and fines. Those critiques shadowed Hillary Clinton, who was secretary of state at the time of the attacks, through her presidential campaign.

Source: Libya Today October 30, 2017 22:07 UTC