manafort deputy rick gates may be negotiating with mueller's team. what do you know about that? >> here's what we know. cnn has learned the former campaign aid rick gates has offered a white collar defense attorney to his team. >> that attorney was seen last week at special counsel mueller's office, suggesting that there is an ongoing negotiation between the defendant's team and the prosecutor's. at this stage with gate's charges filed and bail set, the talks could concern both those charges and gate's plea. now to be clear, should a deal be worked out? it will mean he has cooperation of one more insider. gates pled guilty to eight charges of money laundering and other businesses. his long-time business partner the former trump chairman paul manafort pleaded not guilty as well to nine counts in the same kazs a gates him none of the