Photo Rick Gates, who served as the Trump campaign’s deputy chairman, has agreed to plead guilty in the special counsel investigation. Credit Michael Reynolds/European Pressphoto Agency WASHINGTON — A former top adviser to Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign indicted by the special counsel was expected to plead guilty as soon as Friday afternoon, according to two people familiar with his plea agreement, a move that signals he is cooperating with the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.

Source: Rick Gates, Trump Campaign Aide, Pleads Guilty in Mueller Inquiry and Will Cooperate