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■ Rick Gates, a high-level aide on President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign whose testimony during the Russia investigation helped convict two advisers to Trump, is preparing to tell his story in a memoir that will be published weeks before the 2020 election. Gates, who was sentenced to 45 days in jail for lying to investigators and for his role in a criminal financial scheme, is the latest to join a parade of former Trump campaign and administration officials who have published memoirs. Given his proximity to Trump’s campaign, and the evidence he provided against two of Trump’s closest advisers — onetime campaign chairman Paul Manafort and onetime campaign adviser Roger Stone — Gates’ account is likely to generate interest across the political spectrum. The book, which Post Hill Press plans to release Oct. 13, is set to arrive at the height of the 2020 election cycle. News of Gates’ book was reported earlier by Business Insider. Gates, who has never spoken publicly about his experience on the Trump campaign apart from his testimony, is likely to face fewer obstacles to sharing his account. He never served in the administration, so he does not face a government review to ensure he isn’t sharing classified information. In his book, “Wicked Game,” Gates adds context to the publicized, politicized account provided in the Mueller investigation, including information that was left out of the report, he said in an interview Friday. Readers hoping for another explosive tell-all about the president may be disappointed. Gates said he isn’t trying to settle scores and that his book takes “a middle-of-theroad approach.” At one point, Gates had a deal with a big publishing house, but it fell through because he declined to make changes that the publisher requested, including removing passages that were critical of the Mueller investigation, he said. Instead, “Wicked Game” is being released by a smaller, independent press that specializes in conservative political books. “It’s not a salacious book,” Gates said.

■ Simon Cowell broke his back Saturday while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California. Cowell was expected to have surgery Saturday evening, according to a spokesperson for the entertainment mogul. Cowell fell off the bike while in the courtyard with his family at his house in Malibu. He was taken to a hospital and was said to be under observation and doing fine. Cowell created “America’s Got Talent” and serves as a judge on the show. He has also been the judge on “Britain’s Got Talent,” “The X Factor” and “American Idol.”

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