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Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates has added a prominent white-collar attorney to his legal team. The move to hire Tom Green signals that Gates' approach to his not-guilty plea could be changing behind the scenes. Gates pleaded not guilty in October to eight charges of money laundering and failing to register foreign lobbying and other businesses. (CNN)
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Michael Flynn didn't tell the White House about his 2017 interview with the FBI. Flynn met privately with FBI investigators a year ago today to discuss his communications with Russia's ambassador. The meeting took place without a lawyer present and without the knowledge of the president or top White House officials. (NBC News)
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Trump asked the acting director of the FBI how he voted in the 2016 election. Shortly after Trump fired James Comey in May 2017, he summoned Andrew McCabe to the Oval Office and asked McCabe whom he voted for. McCabe said he didn't vote. (Washington Post)
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CIA Director Mike Pompeo was questioned by Robert Mueller's team. It is unclear when the interview took place, but Pompeo has been described as a "peripheral witness" to Trump's firing of former FBI Director James Comey. (NBC News / Reuters)