Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Tuesday to grant probation to President Donald Trump's former deputy campaign chairman, Richard Gates, when he is sentenced next week, pointing to Gates' extensive cooperation in multiple criminal investigations.
Gates, 47, pleaded guilty in February 2018 to conspiring against the United States and lying to federal investigators.
A government filing in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to Judge Amy Berman Jackson said: "Based on his substantial assistance, the government recommends a downward departure and does not oppose Gates' request for a probationary sentence."