Papadopoulos Claimed Trump Campaign Approved Russia Meeting

[kpete]

Source: Bloomberg News

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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[sandensea]

1. George Papadopoulos - like the former Greek dictator.

Except while the other one was dictator, this one's just a dick.

[Hornedfrog1985]

2. Claims that they attempted to collude

Didnt donnie jr admit he attempted to collude? Im sure mueller already has proof he did.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Trump & Republicons must have already had own back-channels open

I read in a report that Manafort is said to have replied to somebody by email that Papadopoulos should be blocked or discouraged (forget exact wording, didn't bookmark for that remark, and can't find by searching web -- anyone got link?).

My thought is that by that time the Republicon campaign (Trump's) must have had its own back channels well established. Manafort may very well have been pressed on Trump by blackmail or debt-blackmail.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. So easy to forget stuff...u made me

Remember Jared getting caught trying to set up a back channel. WTH was that?? It's way too fishy to be forgotten..what dolt 45 wants us to do

[ClusterFreak]

4. "...would bolster claims" ???

Uh... just a little bit, ya.

Try, if proven to be true, would constitute irrefutable proof of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian government officials.

Bolster. Jeepers H. Christmas.

[Marcuse]

7. Mueller has even better proof

[ffr]

5. Of course they did. Bloomberg & NPR stories run together complete the picture

Russian Company Tied to tRump Tower Chat May Stiff U.S. - Bloomberg
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029777091

[robertpaulsen]

6. "no indication such a meeting ever occurred"?

Wouldn't just "such a meeting" be exactly what Carter Page did?!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. Yes and it defies the laws of probability that

All these attempts to meet AND the all the proven meetings ALL happened in a vacuum with no one in charge condoning or orchestrating.