(CNN)Former Trump campaign deputy chair and top Mueller cooperator Rick Gates has asked to change his jail sentence to home confinement because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new filing in his court case.

       Gates' wife is battling cancer, so Gates going into and out of jail to serve his sentence is particularly risky with coronavirus spreading within detention facilities, his attorney wrote on Sunday.

       "Mr. Gates must now provide additional care for his family for the foreseeable future while his wife continues her treatment for and recovery from cancer," his attorney, Tom Green, wrote to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. "The massive societal disruptions caused by this pandemic are tragic, and the burdens they have placed on Mr. Gates and his family warrant a modification of the condition on his probation."

       "If Mr. Gates were to return to his home carrying the virus, it could create serious ramifications for his wife," Green added in his court filing.

       Jackson sentenced Gates in December to three years probation and 45 days in jail, to be served intermittently such as on weekends. Gates was to do the time after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy for working with Paul Manafort's financially fraudulent Ukrainian lobbying operation and for lying to investigators.

       Read More

       He became one of the most significant cooperators against other convicted Trump operatives like Paul Manafort and Roger Stone, and shared hours of previously secret details about the President and his campaign during the Russia investigation. Gates was commended by Jackson at his sentencing for reforming his life and telling the truth.

       His attorney did not disclose in his request Sunday how many days in jail Gates has served so far.

       Green wrote that the DC US Attorney's Office, which took over the case from former special counsel Robert Mueller, didn't oppose his request.

       Paid Content

       Instantly unblock Gmail, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram &… expressvpn

       Millions Of People Are Using This App To Learn A Language In… Babbel

       Why Everybody in China is Snapping Up These New… PlayBeatz

       Streaming Users - This Simple Tool Can Give You Access To… thetopfivevpn.com

       Teach Yourself a New Language From Home Babbel

       Learning a new language this year? – This app gets you speaking in just 3 weeks Babbel

       Business Lufthansa shuts low-cost airline and says aviation won't…

       CNN International - Videos Stelter: Trump propaganda video shows where he's…

       World China's Xi warns of "new difficulties and challenges"…

       Politics Cooper reacts to 'cheap' WH statement on not firing Dr…

       U.S. 10 coronavirus-unit nurses are suspended, potentially for…

       U.S. A Louisiana pastor who defied coronavirus orders is asking…

       Politics Federal judge blocks Tennessee governor's order and allows…

       Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks thanks to this app… Babbel

       Paid Content

       6 Ways a VPN Can Help You! ExpressVPN How To Get Unrestricted Internet Access Worldwide With One… ExpressVPN This No-Touch Infrared Thermometer Displays Temp Instantly Next Tech China: New WiFi Booster Stops Expensive Internet Next Tech

       More from CNN

       Coronavirus takes a serious turn in Russia, and Putin no longer… Elon Musk says he sent ventilators to California hospitals, they… States ask Supreme Court to suspend Trump's 'public charge rule' Acting intelligence chief shares Instagram post appearing to…

       Recommended by