Rick Gates admits extra-marital affair...paid with money embezzled from Manafort

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21. Yes. And CNN reports it a bit differently,

though it hardly makes any difference.

Gates admits to affair (but denies he embezzled money to fund it)
From CNN's Kara Scannell

In court, Rick Gates admitted to having an extramarital affair a decade ago, but disputed the contention from Manafort’s lawyer that he was embezzling money in order to fund his affair.

Manafort’s defense lawyer raised Gates’ affair by telling jurors that Gates had a “secret life,” living in London and other cities and using Manafort’s money in offshore accounts to pay for the relationships.

Gates acknowledged the affair, but he bickered with Manafort’s attorney over where the money came from, suggesting it was money from bonuses.

Downing also raised the prospect that Gates reimbursed personal expenses from the Trump inauguration. Gates said he could not recall whether he did so, but conceded it was possible.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/manafort-trial/h_f7f14c2ef7a6612b8250248758f30170