By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A judge agreed with Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday that Donald Trump aide Richard Gates is a flight risk and therefore should remain under house arrest and should not leave his home for Christmas or to pick up his children from school.
Gates and his business partner, Paul Manafort, the former chairman of Trump’s campaign, were indicted last month and are both facing a dozen federal charges, from conspiracy to money laundering.
Gates was placed under houser arrest and given a $5 million bond.
The judge denied Gates’ request to be allowed to take his children to school every day and to birthday parties and other extracurricular activities, Newsweek reports. The judge also said Gates could not leave, as requested, for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
