Via Buzzfeed, more news from the Russia investigation: Alex van der Zwaan, an attorney, is accused of lying to investigators about his interactions with Rick Gates — the former Donald Trump campaign official and longtime associate of Paul Manafort who is also facing criminal charges in the special counsel's investigation — and an unidentified individual referred to in charging papers as "Person A." Van der Zwaan is due in court on Tuesday afternoon for a plea hearing. According to the criminal information filed by special counsel Robert Mueller's office, which is dated Feb.