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People in Trump's political orbit who have pleaded guilty

Five people in President Donald Trump's orbit have pleaded guilty to federal charges. Prosecutors in Washington and New York are investigating whether the Trump campaign coordinated with the Kremlin in the 2016 election and whether Trump directed an illegal hush-money scheme to silence women who said they had sex with him. Here's a look at those cases:

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Gates later turned against his former colleague, spending three days on the stand in Manafort's Virginia trial. He told jurors how he committed crimes alongside Manafort for years and admitted doctoring documents, falsifying information and creating fake loans to lower his former boss' tax bill. He also acknowledged stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars without Manafort's knowledge by filing fake expense reports.