Lawyer pleads guilty to lying about contact with Trump aides

A Dutch attorney pleaded guilty Tuesday to lying to the FBI about his work with two of President Trump’s former campaign aides, the latest criminal case in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Alex Van Der Zwaan was charged with lying about his conversations with former Trump aide Rick Gates, who was indicted last year on charges related to his work on behalf of pro-Russian factions in Ukraine. Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was charged along with Gates.