Manafort, Jr. and Richard W. Gates III, 1:18-cr-83 (E.D. Va. Feb. 22, 2018), Doc. 9 (“Manafort and Gates E.D. Va. Indictment”) 847 Manafort and Gates D.D.C. Indictment; Manafort and Gates E.D. Va. Indictment. 848 Gates 4/18/18 302, at 4. In February 2018, Gates pleaded guilty, pursuant to a cooperation plea agreement, to a superseding criminal information charging him with conspiring to defraud and commit multiple offenses (i.e., tax fraud, failure to report foreign bank accounts, and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign principal) against the United States, as well as making false statements to our Office. Superseding Criminal Information, United States v. Richard W. Gates III, 1:17-cr-201 (D.D.C. Feb. 23, 2018), Doc. 195; Plea Agreement, United States v. Richard W. Gates III, l: I 7-cr-201 (D.D.C. Feb. 23, 2018), Doc. 205. Gates has provided information and in-court testimony that the Office has deemed to be reliable. 849 Gates 4/18/18 302, at 4. 850 Gates 4/18/18 302, at 4. Manafort told this Office that he never told Gates that he had talked to the President’s personal counsel or suggested that they would be taken care of. Manafort also said he hoped for a pardon but never discussed one with the President, although he noticed the President’s public comments about pardons. Manafort 10/1/18 302, at 11. As explained in Volume I, Section IV.A.8, supra, Manafort entered into a plea agreement with our Office. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia determined that he breached the agreement by being untruthful in proffer sessions and before the grand jury. Order, United States v. Manafort, 1:17-cr-201 (D.D.C. Feb. 13, 2019), Doc. 503. 851 Porter 5/8/18 302, at 11. Priebus recalled that the President never really liked Manafort. See Priebus 4/3/18 302, at 11. Hicks said that candidate Trump trusted Manafort’s judgment while he worked on the Campaign, but she also once heard Trump tell Gates to keep an eye on Manafort. Hicks 3/13/18 302, at 16. 852 Porter 5/8/18 302, at 11; McGahn 12/14/17 302, at 14. 853 Remarks by President Trump in Press Gaggle, White House (June 15, 2018). 854 Remarks by President Trump in Press Gaggle, White House (June 15, 2018). 855 @realDonaldTrump 6/15/18 (1:41 p.m. ET) Tweet. 856 Chris Sommerfeldt, Rudy Giuliani says Mueller probe ‘might get cleaned up’ with ‘presidential pardons’ in light of Paul Manafort going to jail, New York Daily News (June 15, 2018). 857 Sharon LaFraniere, Judge Orders Paul Manafort Jailed Before Trial, Citing New Obstruction Charges, New York Times (June 15, 2018) (quoting Giuliani). 858 State of the Union with Jake Tapper Transcript, CNN (June 17, 2018); see Karoun Demitjian, Giuliani suggests Trump may pardon Manafort after Mueller’s probe, Washington Post (June 17, 2018). 859 State of the Union with Jake Tapper Transcript, CNN (June 17, 2018). 860 State of the Union with Jake Tapper Transcript, CNN (June 17, 2018).