Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos appears to have had a larger role in the Trump campaign than campaign officials are willing to admit, according to documents reported Saturday by The New York Times.
Documents obtained by the Times show that Papadopoulos was instrumental in setting up a meeting between then-candidate Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and coordinated directly with later-ousted White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon in setting up the meeting and arranging talking points.
Other documents show that Papadopoulos, then a member of the Trump campaign’s fledgling foreign policy team, also met on behalf of the campaign with officials from the Israeli and Australian embassies. At least one conversation with a top Australian diplomat may have led to the FBI investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, the Times reported.
The expanded role described by the documents comes in stark contrast to comments made by other former Trump campaign officials, including Michael Caputo, who in October called Papadopoulos a “coffee boy” who had “nothing to do with the campaign.”
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Documents reveal Papadopoulos' extensive role in Trump campaign despite "coffee boy" label: report https://t.co/Hv317tNEzV pic.twitter.com/F4UMyh7rOy
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We knew it was a lie. Why would you lie about something like that unless to avoid something?
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