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kpete

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Tue Oct 31, 2017, 06:46 PM Oct 2017

BLOOMBERG: Papadopoulos Claimed Trump Campaign Approved Russia Meeting

October 31, 2017, 3:34 PM PDT
Former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos made a significant claim in an email: Top Trump campaign officials agreed to a pre-election meeting with representatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg News reports.

The message, if true, would bolster claims that Trump’s campaign attempted to collude with Russian interests. But it’s unclear whether Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was merely boasting when he sent the July 14, 2016, email to a Kremlin-linked contact. There’s also no indication such a meeting ever occurred.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-31/papadopoulos-claimed-trump-campaign-approved-russia-meeting-j9g6xz3a?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Bloomberg: Papadopoulos claimed in an email that the Trump campaign approved a pre-election meeting w/ Russia reps.


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BLOOMBERG: Papadopoulos Claimed Trump Campaign Approved Russia Meeting (Original Post) kpete Oct 2017 OP
This guy was a proactive cooperator for 3 months. Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #1
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