LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Special counsel Robert Mueller again pushed back the sentencing of former Donald Trump campaign deputy Rick Gates because the longtime GOP operative is still cooperating on ‘several ongoing investigations.’ The delay, laid out in a new one-page joint filing, stands in contrast to two other high-profile former Trump officials — Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort — who are moving toward sentencing after also pleading guilty and cooperating with the special counsel’s probe. But in a Wednesday [11-14-18] memo filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit, attorneys for Mueller and Gates confirmed that Gates ‘continues to cooperate with respect to several ongoing investigations, and accordingly the parties do not believe it is appropriate to commence the sentencing process at this time.’ Both sides agreed to give the court another update by January 15 on his cooperation and whether they’re ready to move toward sentencing for Gates, who pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy against the U.S. and making a false statement in a federal investigation.”
–Darren Samuelsohn “Mueller delays sentencing for ex-Trump aide Gates over ongoing cooperation,” Politico, November 14, 2018 5:23 pm