Rick Gates is a longtime protégé of Paul Manafort's who worked with his mentor as the deputy chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign. When Manafort left in August 2016, Gates moved to the Republican National Committee as a liaison to the campaign.
Gates first met Manafort as an intern for Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly -- Manafort’s D.C. consulting firm -- in the 1980s. He then went on to work with lobbyist Rick Davis who formed a new firm with Manafort in 2006.
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