Former Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying about contact with Russians
A former foreign policy adviser for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign pleaded guilty weeks ago to making false statements to the FBI as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe.
According to court documents released Monday, George Papadopoulos, 30, pleaded guilty to making “material false statements and material omissions” during an interview with the FBI in January as part of its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign.
The document said Papadopoulos “lied to special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, concerning a federal investigation … about the timing, extent, and nature of his relationships and interactions with certain foreign nationals whom he understood to have close connections with senior Russian government officials.”
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JUST IN: Former Trump adviser pleads guilty to lying about contact with Russians https://t.co/lvUbaE7FiG pic.twitter.com/UGN8YIdyzj
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 30, 2017
BREAKING: Former Trump campaign advisor George Papadopolous has pleaded guilty to making false statements to FBI agents. pic.twitter.com/VXZKTOmK8m
— ABC News (@ABC) October 30, 2017
Breaking: Trump campaign foreign policy advisor George Papadopolous has pled guilty to to making false statements to FBI agents. pic.twitter.com/lTLb6NkYkK
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 30, 2017
NBC: Former Trump advisor George Papadopolous charged with lying to the FBI about his contacts with foreign nationals tied to Russian Gov't.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) October 30, 2017
Seems like a potentially bigger deal than Manafort https://t.co/voQMotbcYP
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 30, 2017
Whoa. Statement of facts here for the George Papadopoulos guilty plea, via @MikeScarcella https://t.co/Yr4jMbUzzt pic.twitter.com/1ObAGOTsgg
— Chris McDaniel (@csmcdaniel) October 30, 2017
Foreign policy adviser to Trump camp pleads guilty 4 lying to the FBI about attempts to get dirt on HRC from a Kremlin-connected Professor. https://t.co/JHIont3VH5
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) October 30, 2017
— Ray W█████ (@rayjwatson) October 30, 2017
The Papadopoulos case ALONE — with its direct effort at collusion with RIS — is enough to sink Trump. This is DAY 1, peeps….buckle up!
— John Schindler (@20committee) October 30, 2017
There's a word for engaging HoIS for illegally obtained dirt on your political opponent. That word is ESPIONAGE. https://t.co/IdxjW5f9qW
— John Schindler (@20committee) October 30, 2017
👆🏻No, guys, really: Former Trump campaign advisor Papadopolous is cooperating with the Feds and admits collusion with Russian government to obtain dirt on @HillaryClinton. This is bigger than Manafort news. pic.twitter.com/WVfH4QrL54
— Jon Zal (@OfficialJonZal) October 30, 2017
Yep, this is straightforward. Open-&-shut case of collusion w/RIS. No wonder Papadopoulous is cooperating w/DoJ. https://t.co/xC35U6KIfq
— John Schindler (@20committee) October 30, 2017
This seems…relevant. pic.twitter.com/NhmTD06qY4
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 30, 2017
I can't imagine how USG knew that Papadopoulos was plotting with Russian spies. Oh, wait. Is the intel picture in focus yet, peeps?
— John Schindler (@20committee) October 30, 2017
The FBI snagged Papadopoulos when he was trying to fly out of Dulles (cough)International(cough) Airport. pic.twitter.com/lcrnt61lhg
— OoOoOo I'm a Ghost (@HashtagGriswold) October 30, 2017
Who is the “Campaign Supervisor” who encouraged Papadopoulos to visit Russia after 8/15/16? Why would the supervisor suggest that? pic.twitter.com/H5XkbcbwJt
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) October 30, 2017
This is significant. Papadopolous agreed to cooperate with Mueller in July, and Mueller didn't want his cooperation known.
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) October 30, 2017
Trump's DoJ nightmare explained: SIGINT ==> FBI investigations ==> Arrests ==> Deals/cooperation to catch bigger fish ==> Trump+Co go down.
— John Schindler (@20committee) October 30, 2017
🚨 papadopoulos's attorneys have released a statement pic.twitter.com/l81AmIG5XE
— kelly cohen (@politiCOHEN_) October 30, 2017
Translation: Our client, not being a total idiot, cut a deal with DoJ long before you did, suckers! Enjoy prison! https://t.co/G6kAhlJThK
— John Schindler (@20committee) October 30, 2017
Papadopoulos' unnamed "supervisor" is Sam Clovis, and the "high-ranking" official is Manafort, source tells @Isikoff https://t.co/DHpQdXxqeL pic.twitter.com/0IOvUcdHjl
— Colin Campbell (@colincampbell) October 30, 2017
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