Rick Gates tells judge he's canceling trip due to threat invoking Russian mafia

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Washington (CNN)Former Trump campaign deputy Rick Gates told a federal court Thursday afternoon that he and his wife believe it's "not prudent" for them to take their four children on a trip to Boston, after feeling threatened by an online commenter who invoked the Russian mafia.

A Boston Globe report on Gates' scheduled trip, planned for next week and approved by Judge Amy Berman Jackson, "generated comments on the internet, some of which were of a threatening character," Gates' attorney said in a court filing.

Following his guilty plea and agreement to cooperate in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation last Friday, Gates had asked to take his family to Boston for spring break to learn about the Revolutionary War.

He is only allowed outside of the Washington, DC, and Richmond, Virginia, areas, where his lawyers are based and where he lives, with special permission from the judge.


https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/01/politics/rick-gates-boston-threat/index.html

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. It just gets better and better with these assholes. nt

[PoorMonger]

2. I was actually concerned about this...

and that says a lot about where we are now in this investigation

[renate]

6. me too

I thought it was the height of stupidity to say that they'd be visiting all these historical spots in Boston. A guy with a target on his back should probably avoid places where snipers just have to sit and wait.

[CanonRay]

3. I can't say I'm surprised

[Hekate]

4. KnR

[Gothmog]

5. Manafort may be delaying flipping due to fear of Russia