It is interesting that the FBI obviously knew that George Papadopoulos never told the Trump campaign anything about the email dirt that the Russians were purported to have in their possession. The FBI is getting ready to demand their pound of flesh from Papadopoulos for obstructing their investigation into the supposed Russian collusion thing. The lawyers for Papadopoulos have revealed some new details about what George knew and what he did. they are trying to get a better deal for him than the prosecution wants. Will their tell-all tactics work on his behalf? In the meantime, we get new information to mull over.
As Written and Reported By Chuck Ross for the Daily Caller:
George Papadopoulos told federal investigators he did not inform anyone on the Trump campaign about a mysterious professor’s claim in April 2016 that Russians had “thousands” of Hillary Clinton emails, according to court documents submitted on Friday night.
That’s just one of several new details that Papadopoulos’s lawyers revealed in the filing, which seeks probation for the former Trump campaign aide for lying about his contacts with Russians.
The lawyers also said that Papadpoulos claims that during a March 31, 2016, meeting of the Trump campaign’s national security team, then presidential candidate Donald Trump “approved” of Papadopoulos’ suggestion of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Jeff Sessions, who now serves as attorney general, “appeared to like the idea and stated that the campaign should look into it.”
Other attendees at the meeting, including former Pentagon spokesman J.D. Gordon, have said that Sessions shut down Papadopoulos’ suggestion.
Papadopoulos, 30, pleaded guilty in the special counsel’s investigation on Oct. 5, 2017. He faces sentencing on Sept. 7.
Special counsel Robert Mueller, who is seeking up to…….
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Papadopoulos Told FBI He Did Not Inform Trump Campaign Of Clinton ‘Dirt’ | The Daily Caller
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