Former Trump campaign aide Richard Gates has canceled his planned family trip to Boston over “threatening” online comments.

In a Thursday court filing, Gates’s attorney wrote that Gates and his wife “believe it is not prudent to travel to Boston with their children” due to online comments posted in response to news about the vacation.

“After entry of the Court’s Order, Boston newspapers published stories that Mr. Gates and his family would be visiting Boston,” attorney Thomas Green wrote in the filing. "Publication of that fact generated comments on the internet, some of which were of a threatening character.”

The filing specifically highlights a Boston Globe article about the planned trip. One commenter wrote that Gates should “bring a food taster” to Boston. Another wrote, “Gates makes another stable genius decision. His kids will never forget this trip,” according to Politico.

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Gates, who has pleaded guilty to federal charges in the Russia investigation, needs court permission to travel. A Washington, D.C., district court previously granted Gates permission to travel to Boston with his family.

The new court filing requests permission for the Gates family to change their itinerary and travel elsewhere, to a location to remain confidential from the public.

Gates has emerged as a central figure in the special counsel's probe into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. He has been indicted, along with former campaign chairman Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortOur Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Bannon trial date set in alleged border wall scam Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE, on a joint 32 counts, including money laundering and conspiracy against the United States.

Gates pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and making false statement to special counsel lawyers. He is reportedly cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE in the investigation.